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after dinner 3/4 of the pie remains, if Tasha eats 1/6 of the remaining pie how much of the total pie does Tasha eats

User Endryha
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7/12

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User Marcel Wolterbeek
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(3)/(4) - (1)/(6)

Find the LCD 4 and 6 :

factor each denominator into its primes:

4 = 2²
6 = 2 * 3

Find the least common denominator 2² * 3 = 12


(3*3)/(12) - (2)/(12) =


(3*3-2)/(12) =


(9-2)/(12) =


(7)/(12)

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