document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=73434>Question 73434</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> okay here is the exact question\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sam and mary each owned one-half stock in a printing company.  Sam sold 2/3  of his stock to mary.  What fractional part of the printing business does mary now own?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i took 2/3  of 1/2   which is a third   and then added the third and half to get 5/6 ths..   i can not figure out how to come up with 7/10 ths.    trying to go back to school and this is on the practice test they give you    <BR>\n" );
document.write( "thanks in advance  mikey </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #52557 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=52557\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I agree with your line of thought and with the answer you got. There must be an error <BR>\n" );
document.write( "in the book (or practice test). They either printed a wrong answer, or they didn't give <BR>\n" );
document.write( "you the correct information in the problem.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I wouldn't waste any more time on it.  You understood how to solve the problem and that's <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the important thing here. </SPAN>\n" );
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