document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=294696>Question 294696</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In school B, 10% students failed in science, 20% failed  in commerce and 30% failed in arts. What is the percentage of  failures in school B?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a)15 (b) 25 (c) 12  (d) 12 1/2   (e) 17\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 #212471 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=212471\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Are they the same people who failed in each course?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Do all the students take all of those courses?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Are there other courses?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And how do you know?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's say there are 100 students<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 failed science<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 failed commerce<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30 failed arts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is 60 failures out of 100. 60/100 3/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or is it 60 out of 300. 60/300= 20/100=1/5<BR>\n" );
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