document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=248899>Question 248899</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If M is 30% of Q, Q is 20% of P, and N is 50% of P, then M/N =\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A  3/250   b)  3/25  c) 1   d) 6/5   e) 4/3\r<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 #181355 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=181355\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> m = .3*q<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q = .2*p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = .5*p\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m/n = ?????\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace n with .5*p to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m/(.5*p)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since q = .2*p, this means that p = (q/.2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace p with (q/.2) to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m/(.5*p) = m/(.5*(q/.2)) = m/(2.5*q)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since m = .3*q, this means that q = (m/.3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace q with (m/.3) to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m/(2.5*q) = m/(2.5*(m/.3)) = m/(8.33333333*m) = 1/8.33333333 = .12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your answer should be .12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That would be selection (b) since .12 = 3/25.\r<BR>\n" );
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