SOLUTION: Ms. Thompson has written a log for her store every 3 months for the last 6 years. If 2/3 of the log shows the store earns more money than it spends.
1. How many logs show her
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1. How many logs show her
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Question 1152942: Ms. Thompson has written a log for her store every 3 months for the last 6 years. If 2/3 of the log shows the store earns more money than it spends.
1. How many logs show her store spending money than it earns? Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josmiceli:Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source):
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Ms. Thompson has written a log for her store every 3 months for the last 6 years. If 2/3 of the log shows the store earns more money than it spends.
1. How many logs show her store spending money than it earns?
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Read your question, written under N1, and try to understand what is written there.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! ( 12 months/year ) x ( 6 years ) = ( 72 months )
and
( 72 months ) / ( 3 months/ log ) = ( 24 logs )
and
( 24 logs ) x ( 2/3 ) = ( 16 logs ) earns more than spends
and
( 24 logs ) x ( 1/3 ) = ( 8 logs ) spends more than earns
