A business with 100,000 shares of stock outstanding for three months would use a weighted-average 25,000 shares in its earnings per share calculation.

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The weighted-average number of shares outstanding is used to calculate earnings per share. In this case, the business has 100,000 shares of stock outstanding for three months, so the weighted-average number of shares outstanding is 25,000 (100,000 / 4).

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