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a painter 1/3 of a house on Monday and 1/4 of the house on tuesday. how much of the house is left to be painted.

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1 - (1)/(3) - (1)/(4) = (12)/(12) = (4)/(12) - (3)/(12) = (5)/(12)

Answer: 5/12 of the house is left.
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