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Problem
Four siblings ordered an extra large pizza. Alex ate , Beth , and Cyril of the pizza. Dan got the leftovers. What is the sequence of the siblings in decreasing order of the part of pizza they consumed?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Let the pizza have slices, since the least common multiple of . Therefore, Alex ate slices, Beth ate slices, and Cyril ate slices. Dan must have eaten slices. In decreasing order, we see the answer is .
Final answer
C