document.write( "Question 1088716: A boy earns $240 a week as a trainee manager, and 1/5 of his earnings are taken in tax. He spends 1/4 on clothes and 3/8 going out with friends and he pays his parents $35 a week in rent. The rest he saves. What fraction of his earnings does he pay rent? \n" ); document.write( "
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The needed information is $240 earnings, and $35 paid for rent.\r
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