SOLUTION: The bedroom area in the room 104 occupies 2/5 of the entire space. If the bathroom covers 1/5 of the area. How much is the remaining space for the living room?

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Question 1039646: The bedroom area in the room 104 occupies 2/5 of the entire space. If the bathroom covers 1/5 of the area. How much is the remaining space for the living room?
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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2/5+1/5 = 3/5
1 = 1/1 and to find a common denomitator we multiply times 5:
5/5-3/5 = 2/5 is the remaining space.
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What does "in the room 104" mean? is that like the room number in a hotel? Or did you mean to say something else? Because you didn't say it.