document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1031797>Question 1031797</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A civil servant gets a salary of 100 usd monthly. He spends 1/2 of the salary on rice, 1/4 on beans, and 2/4 of the remainder on meat. What is the fraction of the salary spent on meat? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "100 usd monthly<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100 x 1/2 = 50 (rice)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 usd left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 x 1/4 = 12.5 (beans)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 - 12.5 = 37.5 usd left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "37.5 x 1/2 (2/4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 18.75 (meat)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Leaving 18.75 usd.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fraction of pay<BR>\n" );
document.write( "spent on meat.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18.75/100 x 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 18.75%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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