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Gerry folded 3 out of 8 of the pile of shirts molly folded 1out of 8 of the pile of shirts together did they fold more than half the shirts explain your answer

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Gerry folded 3/8 of the pile of shirts and Molly folded 1/8 of the pile of shirts, so in total they folded 4/8 of the pile of shirts.

4 is half of 8, but it is not more than half of 8, so, together, Gerry and Molly did NOT fold more than half the shirts.
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