Last year, Company X made q dollars in profit. One thrid of the profit went to the company’s founder. The rest was split evenly among his four other partners. In terms of q, how much did each of the other partners receive?\nOptions:\n(A) q/4\n(B) q/5\n(C) q/8\n(D) q/6\n(E) q/7 Stream of consciousness:
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Profit = q\nProfit to company founder = q/3\nProfit to other partners = 2q/3\nNumber of other partners = 4\nProfit to each partner = (2q/3)/4 = q/6
Thus, the answer is (D).
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