A-A+
One month Mary used 1/6 of her monthly salary
问题详情
One month Mary used 1/6 of her monthly salary for a car payment and 1/4 more than the car payment for rent. What fraction of her monthly salary did Mary use that month for the car payment and rent combined？
A．5/24
B．3/8
C．5/12
D．1/2
E．7/12请帮忙给出正确答案和分析，谢谢！
参考答案
正确答案：B
解析：某月Mary用月薪的1/6来支付车款，房租比车款多1/4。Mary这个月用于支付车款和房租的钱占其月薪的比例为多少?解：本题的正确答案为(B)。考生在解此题要注意对比较级的正确理解。Morethan前后两事物才是比较体，more前的分数“1/4”是后者(paymentforthecar)的1/4，而不是总体(salary)的1/4，因此车款和房租两者占月薪的比例为：1/6+1/6×(1+1/4)=3/8
