  We give a proof of the result of Edgar Ramos which claims that two finite,
continuous Borel measures $\mu_1$ and $\mu_2$ defined on $\mathbb{R}^5$ admit
an equipartition by a collection of three hyperplanes. Our proof illuminates
one of the central methods developed and used in our earlier papers and may
serve as a good `test case' for addressing (and resolving) the `issues' raised
in the paper "Topology of the Gr\"unbaum-Hadwiger-Ramos hyperplane mass
partition problem", arXiv:1502.02975 [math.AT]. We also offer a
degree-theoretic interpretation of the `parity calculation method' developed by
Ramos and demonstrate that, up to minor corrections or modifications, it
remains a rigorous and powerful tool for proving results about mass
equipartitions.
