document.write( "Question 636212: Three friends, Alfred, Bianca, and Carlos, decide to buy a car. Alfred pays Ľ of the cost. Bianca pays 1/3 of the cost and Carlos pays the rest.
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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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