document.write( "Question 105385: Helen has 1/5 of her portfolio in U.S. stocks, 1/8 of her portfolio in European stock and, 1/10 of her portfolio in Japanese stock. The remainder is invested in municipal bonds. What fraction of her portfolio is invested in municiple bonds? What percent is invested in municiple bonds? \n" ); document.write( "

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You can get the answer to this problem by subtracting 1/5, 1/8, and 1/10 from 1 because 1 represents her entire portfolio, thus:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1-1%2F5-1%2F8-1%2F10\"$ The LCD here is 40, so:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"40%2F40+-+8%2F40+-+5%2F40+-+4%2F40+=+%2840-17%29%2F40\"$ = $\"23%2F40\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The remainder of her portfolio, $\"23%2F40\"$ is invested in Municipal bonds.
\n" ); document.write( "To find the equivalent percentage, you would divide the numerator (23) by the denominator(40) and multiply the result by 100 to get the percent.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"23%2F40+=+0.575\"$ Multiply by 100 and add the % sign.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"23%2F40\"$ = 57.5% \n" ); document.write( "

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