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1. Leonard spent 1/4 of his money on a sandwich. He spent to time as much on a gift for his brother as on some comic books. He had 3/8 of his money left. What fraction of his money did he spend on the comic books?

2. Christine baked a pumpkin pie. She ate 1/6 of the pie. Her brother ate 1/3 of it and gave the leftovers to his friends. What fraction of the pie did he give to his friends?

3. Liang went to the bookstore. He spent 1/3 of his money on a pen and 4/7 of it on books. What fraction of his money did he have left?

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1: 1/4= 2/8 3/8 - 2/8=1/8 so he spent 1/8 on the comic books. 2: answer: 2/6. 3. 1/3= 7/21 and 4/7=12/21 21-12-7=2 so 2/21
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