document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1189395>Question 1189395</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this problem!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ": A book dealer has books in store of which 1/5 were hardcover books . the dealer sold 2/3 of the books , including 3/4 of the hardcover books . what fraction of the unsold books were hardcover books?? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "totallity of all the books:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/5(120) = 24 => no. of hardcover books<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/5(120) = 96 => no. of softcover books<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/3(120) = 80 => sold books, in w/c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/4(24) = 18 are hardcover books<BR>\n" );
document.write( " of remaining hardcover books:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 24 - 18 = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of remaining books :<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 120 - 80 = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let r be the fractional part of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "unsold books:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 6/40 = 3/20 </SPAN>\n" );
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