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Greg makes a pan of brownies. He takes 2/3 of the brownies to his friends house. He freezes 1/4 of the brownies. He gives the remaining brownies to his 4 sisters. His sisters equal share the remaining brownies. what fraction of the pan of brownies does each sister get?

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2/3 + 1/4 = 11/12
11/12 divided by 4
0.229166667
So each sister gets 0.229 of the remaining brownies.
User Kev Xlre
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one over sixteen. you add up all the fractions to get 11 over 12 then divide 1 over 12 by 4 to get one over sixteen hope this helps
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