SOLUTION: The body has been divided into three parts. Each part is then expressed as a fraction of the total body height. For example, the torso is 4/15 of the body height and below the wa

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Question 991093: The body has been divided into three parts. Each part is then expressed as a fraction of the total body height. For example, the torso is 4/15 of the body height and below the waist is 3/5 of the body height. What fraction of the body height is the head?
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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You can call the entire body +1+=+15%2F15+
Torso = +4%2F15+
Below waist = +3%2F5+=+9%2F15+
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The head is:
+15%2F15+-+4%2F15+-+9%2F15+
+15%2F15+-+13%2F15+=+2%2F15+
The head is 2/15 of the body height

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The body has been divided into three parts. Each part is then expressed as a fraction of the total body height. For example, the torso is 4/15 of the body height and below the waist is 3/5 of the body height. What fraction of the body height is the head?
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Ans: 1-[(4/15)+(9/15)] = 1- [13/15] = 2/15
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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