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Math problem : suppose you cut a sheet of papper into fourths and throw away three of the fourths. you cut the reminding fourths into fourths you repeat the process , each time cutting the paper into fourths and throwing away three of the fourths. after the sixth repetition what fraction of the original sheet of paper id left?

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(1/4)^6 = 1/4^6 = 1/4096
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