document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=141010>Question 141010</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A typical college student spends 1/3 of her waking time in class, 1/5 of her waking time eating, 1/10 of her waking time working out, 3 hrs studying, and 2.5 hrs doing other things. How many hours of sleep does she get?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #102772 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nabla><B>nabla(475)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nabla><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=102772\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, let's compose a combined fraction of the three given, so that we know what fraction of her waking time we have to work with with the other two figures:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=%281%2F3%29x%2B%281%2F5%29x%2B%281%2F10%29x=%2819%2F30%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=%281%2F3%29x%2B%281%2F5%29x%2B%281%2F10%29x=%2819%2F30%29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is to say, 19/30 of her time is spent between class, eating, and working out. This leaves 11/30 of her time between studying and doing  other things.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, let's compose an equality that says the remaining time must equal the remaining fraction of her waking time:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This means that she is awake 15 out of every 24 hours. Thus, she sleeps for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24-15=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24-15=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours per 24 hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "class: 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "eating: 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "working out: 1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "studying: 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "other: 2.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "waking total:15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "+sleep:9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "waking+sleep total:24.\r<BR>\n" );
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