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joel made some muffins. He gave 1/4 of the muffin to a neighbor. He took 3/8of the muffins to school. what fraction of the muffins is left?

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1/4 + 3/8 = x
2(1/4)

2/8+3/8=x

5/8=x

8/8-5/8=3/8
your answer is 3/8
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