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There is three fourths of a box of cereal remaining. You eat 2/5 of the remaining cereal. What fraction of the box do you eat

There is three fourths of a box of cereal remaining. You eat 2/5 of the remaining cereal. What fraction of the box do you eat
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There is three fourths of a box of cereal remaining. You eat 2/5 of the remaining cereal. What fraction of the box do you eat

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You would eat 3/10 of the box because 3/4 times 2/5 is 3/10. Whenever you see the word "of" it means multiplication.
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