You cut off half of a strip of paper. Then you cut off half of the piece that is left. Then you cut off half of the remaining piece. What fraction of the original strip is left?

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You cut off half of a strip of paper. Then you cut off half of the piece that is left. Then you cut off half of the remaining piece.

What fraction of the original strip is left?

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12.5% or 1/8 of the paper is left

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