document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1057167>Question 1057167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mr John bought a dozen boxes of matches. Each box contained 40 matches. One day, he used 24 match. What fraction was this of the number of matches in (a) one box (b) all twelve boxes.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Total matches in one box = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mr John used 24 matches <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fraction = 24/40  cancelled down = 3/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total number of matches in a dozen boxes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 12 x 40 = 480 matches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mr John used 24 matches <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fraction = 24/480  cancelled down = 1/20.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) 3/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) 1/20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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