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What does “and she them” mean?

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP .everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty margin-bottom:0; up vote 3 down vote favorite 1 Moaning Myrtle was crying noisily in her cubicle, but they were ignoring her, and she them . I guess it just means she was ignoring them too . But I have never seen this kind of structure before. Is it common? Any other examples for this kind of structure? What does it truly mean? -- From Harry Potter. sentence-construction phrase-meaning phrase-usage share | improve this question asked 2 hours ago dan 2,897 2 18 51 It's called ellipsis and it's fairly common, when the omitted word[s] can be assumed by the listener. – amI 1 hour ago add a comment  |  up vote 3 down vote favorite 1 Moaning Myrtle was crying noisily in her cubicle, but they were ignoring her, and she them . I guess it just means she was ignoring them too . But I have never seen

Cupcake division

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP up vote 3 down vote favorite 2 A elementary school student brought cupcakes to their class to celebrate their birthday! However, there's a problem: There are 25 students in the classroom, and only 24 cupcakes! The students have recently been studying fractions. One of the students quickly puts forth a solution: "Everybody can have 24/25 of a cupcake! We can cut 1/25 off of every cupcake, combine those into one cupcake, and then we'll have 25." However, nobody seems willing to accept a "cupcake" made out of 24 cupcake crumbs. It is up to you to figure out how to divide the cupcakes in a way that is both fair, and doesn't reduce the treats to pastry dust. What strategy can you use to ensure that the smallest slice you have to make is as large as possible? This puzzle is purely mathematical: Every student must get exactly 24/25 of a cupcake, every cupcake is exactly the same size, the students will wait patiently