document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1177029>Question 1177029</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Kate, Melissa, Ann and Jack shared a jar of biscuits. Kate took 30% of the biscuits and Melissa took 25% of the biscuits. Jack took the remaining 80 biscuits. Ann took 20 more biscuits than Melissa. What percentage of the biscuits did Ann take from the jar? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I am amazed at how often a problem given by a teacher or found in a textbook makes no sense....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Kate took some of the biscuits; then Melissa took some; then Jack took the rest.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means there are none left, so Ann couldn't have taken any.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Absurd....<br><BR>\n" );
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