document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=596141>Question 596141</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in a school there are 180 students in year 8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5/9 of the students are boys <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/4 of the boys walk to school<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/5 of girls walk to school\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what fraction of all year 8 students walk to school? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "5/9 of the students are boys <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/4 of the boys walk to school<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/5 of girls walk to school <BR>\n" );
document.write( "what fraction of all year 8 students walk to school?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: (1/4)(5/9) + (2/5)(4/9) = 5/36 + 8/45 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "lcd = 2^2*3^2^5 = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5*5/lcd) + (4*8)/lcd<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (25+32)/lcd<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 57/180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 19/60<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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