document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253802>Question 253802</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ronald paints  1/4  of a barn, and Meg paints 1/8 of the remainder. What fraction of the barn is left unpainted?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a  1/32   b  11/32    c  21/32    d  29/32    e  31/32  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Done: (1/4)+(1/8)(3/4) = (1/4) + (3/32) = (8/32)+(3/32) = 11/32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Left unpainted: 1 - 11/32 = (32/32)-(11/32) = 21/32<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a 1/32 b 11/32 c 21/32 d 29/32 e 31/32 <BR>\n" );
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