SOLUTION: 102. Diversification. Helen has 1/5 of her portfolio in U.S. stocks, 1/8 of her portfolio in European stocks, and 1/10 of her portfolio in Japanese stocks. The remainder is inves

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: 102. Diversification. Helen has 1/5 of her portfolio in U.S. stocks, 1/8 of her portfolio in European stocks, and 1/10 of her portfolio in Japanese stocks. The remainder is invested in municipal bonds. What fraction of her portfolio is invested in municipal bonds? What percent is invested in municipal bonds? (Be sure to write the fraction in correct form.)
M = municipal bond fraction
m = % municipal bonds

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1/5+1/8+1/10
(8+5+4)/40
17/40=.425=42.5% OF THE MONEY IS INVESTED IN MUNICIPAL BONDS.