document.write( "Question 930197: Rachel used 3/8 of her money to buy some blouses and 2/5 of the remainder to buy 2 pairs of pants. A pair of pants costs 3 times as much as a blouse. How many blouses did she buy? \n" ); document.write( "
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Rachel used 3/8 of her money to buy some blouses... 5/8 left
\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%2F5%29%285%2F8%29\" = 10/40 = 1/4 was used for 2 pants: 1/8 each
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\n" ); document.write( "1/8 = 3b
\n" ); document.write( "1/24 = b
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\n" ); document.write( "each blouse cost 1/24
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%283%2F8%29%2F%281%2F24%29+=+%283%2F8%29%2824%2F1%29\" = 9 blouses were purchased.
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