document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=293604>Question 293604</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The manager of a baseball team received a strange communication from the team's general manager, who told him to select 25 players for his roster according to this formula:  1/2 of the team had to be outfielders and infielders  1/4 of the team had to be starting pictures   1/6 of the team had to be relief pitchers  1/8 of the team had to be catchers     the manager was taken aback by the innumeracy exhibited by his boss, yet he found a way to comply, How did he do it? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #211977 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=211977\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/2+1/8+1/6+1/3=9/8 not 8/8 or 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As cute as the other tutor's solution is, it isn't mathematically correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It can't be solved with the fractions given because they add up to 9/8.<BR>\n" );
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