document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1194873>Question 1194873</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Three friends, alex,Brenda and charles decided to buy a car. Alex  pays 1/4 of the cost, Brenda pays 1/3 of the cost and charles pays the rest. What fraction of the cost does charles pay?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Brenda pays 12000 more than alex. Calculate the cost of the car? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " Alex pays 1/4 of the cost, Brenda pays 1/3 of the cost and charles pays the rest.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " What fraction of the cost does charles pay?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let c = cost of the car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >c - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >c = Charles' share<BR>\n" );
document.write( "common denominator is 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the fraction Charles paid<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Brenda pays 12000 more than alex. Calculate the cost of the car? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >c - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >c = 1200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "get rid of the fractions, mult by 12, cancel the fractions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4c - 3c = 12(1200)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = $14,400 is the cost of the car </SPAN>\n" );
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