document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=3178>Question 3178</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A family spend 1/3 of their income on rent, 1/4 on food, and 1/5 on clothes. If they are left with £39 each week find:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- total fraction spent on food, rent, clothes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- the fraction which is left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- their weekly income\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Please can you help because my answer does not match with the answer in text book Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #1360 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=xcentaur><B>xcentaur(357)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=xcentaur><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=1360\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let total income be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then income spent on:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ":rent=x/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( ":food=x/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( ":clothes:x/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total fraction spent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F3%2Bx%2F4%2Bx%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F3%2Bx%2F4%2Bx%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2820x%2B15x%2B12x%29%2F60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2820x%2B15x%2B12x%29%2F60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=47/60x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore,fraction which is left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 13/60x which is equal to 39 pounds\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13x=39*60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(39*60)/13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3*60<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=180 pounds (total income)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>weekly income of 180 pounds</b> </SPAN>\n" );
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