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The box of candies has cherry, banana and strawberry flavored lollipops in it. 2/7 are cherry, 4/8 are banana, and the rest are strawberry.

What fraction of the box of candies are strawberry lollipops?

User Celise
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X= 3/14, because

2/7+1/2+x=1

(4+7+14x)/14=1

14x+11=14

14x=3

x=3/14
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