Three players (Arlo, Melvin, Julie) must divide a cake among them. The cake is divided into three slices. The table below shows the value of S1 and S2 as a percentage of the value of the entire cake. The values for S3 are missing, but can be determined with the given information.   S1 S2 S3 Arlo 50% 30%   Melvin 50% 45%   Julie 20% 30%   Which of the slices does Arlo deem fair?

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Three players (Arlo, Melvin, Julie) must divide a cake among them. The cake is divided into three slices.
The table below shows the value of S1 and S2 as a percentage of the value of the entire cake. The values for S3 are missing, but can be determined with the given information.

 
S1
S2
S3
Arlo
50%
30%
 
Melvin
50%
45%
 
Julie
20%
30%
 

Which of the slices does Arlo deem fair
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