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Let x be the quantity of Coke. The father had x/4, while each of the rest of the family had (3x/4)/(n-1) where n is the size of the family including the father. Therefore, since the father's proportion was 3 times the equal quantities of the other family members:

x/4=3(3x/4)/(n-1) 

Multiply through by 4(n-1): x(n-1)=9x, divide both sides by x: n-1=9, so n=10.

So there are 9 family members in the rest of the family.

We don't know who the other family members are but one family arrangement could be:

Father, mother, 4 kids, father's parents, mother's parents.

EXAMPLE

If there were 12 cans of Coke, then dad had 3 cans, and 9 cans were distributed equally to the other 9 members of the family (one can each).

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