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  • 26-02-2017
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A will states that 8/9 of an estate is to be divided among relatives. Of the remaining estate, 1/5 goes to the american cancer society. What fraction of the estate goes to the american cancer society?

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sobiy89 sobiy89
  • 26-02-2017

8/9 - 1/5 
= 5(8/9)-9(1/5)
=(40/45)-(9/45)
=31/45
 

therefore 31/45 of the estate would go to the American cancer society

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