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You buy 2 T-shirts in a sale. You pay the full price of $12 for the first T-shirt, and you get the second T-shirt for half this price. What fraction of the full price do you pay…

You buy 2 T-shirts in a sale. You pay the full price of $12 for the first T-shirt, and you get the second T-shirt for half this price. What fraction of the full price do you pay…
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You buy 2 T-shirts in a sale. You pay the full price of $12 for the first T-shirt, and you get the second T-shirt for half this price. What fraction of the full price do you pay for 2 shirts?

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You pay 3/4 of the original price for the shirts because, with the sale, the t-shirts cost $18, and without the sale they would cost $24, the fraction is 18/24, but when simplified, it is equal to 3/4.
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