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document.write( "a 2 1/2  b 1 1/8  c  1 7/2  d 2 1/4  e None of these.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a 2 1/2 b 1 1/8 c 1 7/2 d 2 1/4 e None of these.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The rock and 1/2 rock weigh 3/4 pounds each.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Adding 1/2 a rock increased the total by 3/8 pounds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5 + 3/8 = 1 7/8 pounds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "None of those, unless there's a typo in C<BR>\n" );
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