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Sarah colored 1/2 of her paper green. Melanie folded her paper into eight. How many sections should Melanie color to make her paper look just like sara's?

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Answer: She should color 4 sections to look like Sara's.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Part of paper of Sarah coloured green is given by


(1)/(2)

Number of times Melanie folded her paper = 8

We need to find the "Number of sections Melanie should color to make her paper look just like Sara":

Number of sections Melanie should color is given by


(1)/(2)* 8\\\\=4

Hence, She should color 4 sections to look like Sara's.

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