Please answer the following question by reasoning step-by-step.
Last year, Company X made q dollars in profit. two Thrid of the profit went to the company’s founder. The rest was split evenly among his Three other partners. In terms of q, how much did each of the other partners receive?\nOptions:\n(A) q/9\n(B) q/5\n(C) q/6\n(D) q/7\n(E) q/8

(A)
Profit = q\nProfit to company founder = 2q/3\nProfit to other partners = q/3\nNumber of other partners = 3\nProfit to each partner = (q/3)/3 = q/9.

So, the answer is (A)