PUZZLEBOXX

			TOTAL COST	NUMBER OF SQUARES OF CHOCOLATE
SMALL	MEDIUM	LARGE
0	0	2	44+44=88	16+16=32
2	0	1	24+24+44=92	8+8+16=32
1	2	0	24+34+34=92	8+12+12=32
4	0	0	24+24+24+24=96	8+8+8+8=32

No matter how Alex, Lee and Sam decide to spend their money, they always end up with 32 squares of chocolate.  So, what is the best way to share it?

The friends raised 96 to buy 32 squares of chocolate.

So, each of them should get one square of chocolate for every 3 contributed.

You could draw up a table to show how much each of them paid.

 

	Name	Amount paid	calculation	Squares
	Lee	26	26/3=about 9	9
	Alex	30	30/3=10	10
	Sam	40	40/3=about 13	13
	TOTAL	96	96/3=32	32

The table also shows the number of squares each friend receives.

Although the friends raised 96, they only needed to spend 88 - so they still had some money left over (8).  What to do with it?  The friends were all feeling so pleased with themselves that they decided to give it to a local children's charity.  It was far easier than trying to decide who should get how much!