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The table below shows part of the operating budget of a small dairy farm for last year. The only expense not listed in the table is maintenance. Food = 1/3 housing = 1/3 medical care = 1/4 .This year,the managers of the farm will change the fraction of the budget for housing to 1/8 but will leave the fraction of the budget for food and medical care the same.Again,the remaining portion of the budget will be for maintenance expenses.What is the difference between the fraction of the budget for maintenance this year and last year?

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The difference between the fraction of the budget for maintenance this year and last year is  5/24.

What is the difference?

The first step is to determine the fraction of the budget used for maintenance last year.

Fraction of the budget used for maintenance = 1 - (1/3 + 1/3 + 1/4)

1 - 11/12 = 1/12

The second  is to determine the fraction of the budget used for maintenance this year.

Fraction of the budget used for maintenance = 1 - (1/8 + 1/3 + 1/4)

1 - 17/24  = 7/24

The difference =  7/24 - 1/12

= 5/24

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