document.write( "Question 1197736: Fred and Tom mowed lawns for a day. Fred earned x/y times as much money as did Tom. \r
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Fred and Tom mowed lawns for a day. Fred earned x/y times as much money as did Tom. \r
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Let amount Tom earned, be T\r\n" );
document.write( "Since Fred earned \"x%2Fy\" times as much money as did Tom, Fred earned \"%28x%2Fy%29T\".  \r\n" );
document.write( "Together, they made: \"matrix%281%2C3%2C+T+%2B+%28x%2Fy%29T%2C+or%2C+T%281+%2B+x%2Fy%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Fraction of total money, earned by Tom: 
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