document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1097978>Question 1097978</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At Madison High School each student studies exactly one foreign language. Three-fifths of the students take Spanish, and one-fourth of the remaining students take German. If all of the others take French, what ­percent of the students take French? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #712398 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=712398\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3/5 take spanish.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/4 of the remaining take german.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "remaining = 2/5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/4 * 2/5 = 2/20 = 1/10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "remaining of 2/5 = 2/5 - 1/10 = 4/10 - 1/10 = 3/10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this makes sense since 2/5 = 4/10 and 1/4 of 4/10 = 1/10 and 3/4 of 4/10 = 3/10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/5 take spanish.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/10 take german.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/10 take french.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since 3/5 = 6/10, you get 6/10 + 1/10 + 3/10 = 10/10 = 1, so all students are accounted for.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your solution is that 3/10 of the students take french.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can work it as a decimal and you should get the same answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/5 = .6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/5 = .4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/4 of .4 = .1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/4 of .4 = .3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".6 taken spanish<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".1 take german<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".3 take french.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".6 = 6/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".1 = 1/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".3 = 3/10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "same answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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