document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1046989>Question 1046989</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 85% of the cartons of milk on a supermarket shelf had to be removed because they were past their sell-by date.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Of the 240 cartons initially on display,how many remained? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "240*0.15=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 per cent of anything ending in a 0 is the rest of the number, so 10% of 240 is 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5% is half of ten percent, and half of 24 is 12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, 15% of 240 is 24+12=36. </SPAN>\n" );
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