SOLUTION: Rob owns 1/7 of the stock in a local bread company. His sister Talia owns half as much stock as Rob. What part of the stock is owned by neither Rob nor​ Talia?

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Question 1178004: Rob owns 1/7 of the stock in a local bread company. His sister Talia owns half as much stock as Rob. What part of the stock is owned by neither Rob nor​ Talia?
Answer by ikleyn(52847) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rob has  1%2F7.


Talia has  %281%2F2%29%2A%281%2F7%29 = 1%2F14.


The rest of the stock is  1 - 1%2F7 - 1%2F14 = 1 - 3%2F14 = 11%2F14.    ANSWER

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