document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=946023>Question 946023</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ethan is a car salesman. On Monday, he sells one third of the cars in the lot. On Tuesday, he sells one fourth of the remaining cars in the lot. If he sells half the cars remaining in the lot on Wednesday, what percentage of the original cars did he sell?<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 #577123 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=577123\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> He sells 1/3 of the cars on monday<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means he has 2/3 left<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On tuesday, he sells (1/4)*(2/3) = 1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of these cars, leaving (3/4)*(2/3 = 3/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/6 = 1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On wednesday, he sells (1/2)*(1/2) = 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "leaving 1/4 of the cars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 - 1/4 = 3/4 is he fraction he sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He sold 75% of the original cars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "suppose he started with 300 cars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Monday he sells (1/3)*300 = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "leaving 200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tuesday he sells (1/4)*200 = 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "leaving 150 cars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Wednesday he sells (1/2)*150 = 75 cars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "leaving 75 cars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In all, he sold 300 - 75 = 225 cars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "225/300 = .75<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".75*100 = 75%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK \r<BR>\n" );
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