document.write( "Question 998505: Cereal cost 1/3 as much as bacon. Bacon cost 5/4 as much as eggs. Eggs cost what percentage of the cost of cereal? \n" ); document.write( "

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Cereal cost 1/3 as much as bacon.
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document.write( "Then suppose cereal costs $1 and bacon costs $3\r\n" );
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document.write( "We divide $3 by 5/4.  $3÷(5/4) = $3×(4/5) = $12/5 = $2.40\r\n" );
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document.write( "We divide $2.40 by $1.00 and get 2.40 and multiply by \r\n" );
document.write( "100 and tack on a % and get 240%.\r\n" );
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