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4/7 of the birthday cake was eaten on your birthday. the next day your dad ate 1/2 of what was left. you get to finish the cake, how much is left?

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during the birthday 4/7 of the cake was eaten so it remained 1-4/7=3/7
the next day 1/2 of 3/7 was eaten what remained is 3/7 divide by 1/2
to divide we invert the second fraction (1/2) and multiply 3/7
3/7 x 2/1=6/7
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