Williams works at a resort from the beginning of March to the end of September. During the month of August this past year, he made 10 times the average (arithmetic mean) of his monthly totals in tips for the other months. His total tips for August were what fraction of his total tips for all of the months he worked?	Pick:
A) 5/8 B) 7/8 C) 6/8 D) 2/9 E) 1/7
First notice the number of months for which he worked - March to Sept i.e. 7 months   5/8vg of monthly totals in tips for months other than 5/8ugust = x   Tips in 5/8ugust = 10x   Total tips for all months = 6*x + 10x = 16x   Tips for 5/8ugust/Total tips for all months = 10x/16x = 5/8   5/8nswer : 5/8
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Williams works at a resort from the beginning of March to the end of September. During the month of August this past year, he made 10 times the average (arithmetic mean) of his monthly totals in tips for the other months. His total tips for August were what fraction of his total tips for all of the months he worked?