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Tiffany uses 1/10 of her wages each month to buy company stock. Also she puts 1/20 of her wages in a savings account, and 1/15 into the company pension plan. What fraction of her wages are taken out for these purpose

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Answer:

The fraction of Tiffany wages taken out for these purpose is
(13)/(60) .

Explanation:

Given as :

Let The wages earn by Tiffany = $x

Let The fraction of Tiffany wages taken out for purpose = $y

Tiffany uses
(1)/(10) of her wages each month to buy company stock.

She puts
(1)/(20) of her wages in a savings account .

She puts
(1)/(15) of her wages into company pension plan

Now,

Total fraction of wages used by Tiffany = fraction used to buy company stock + fraction used in saving account + fraction used in pension plan

Or, y =
(1)/(10) +
(1)/(20) +
(1)/(15)

Now taking LCM

Or, y =
(12 + 6 + 8)/(120)

Or y =
(26)/(120)

Or, y =
(13)/(60)

So, The fraction of Tiffany wages taken out for purpose = y =
(13)/(60)

Hence, The fraction of Tiffany wages taken out for these purpose is
(13)/(60) . Answer

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