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Matt pours 3 2/3 cups of orange juice into a measuring cup from a large container. then he pours 1 1/4cups back into the container . How much orange juice remains in the measuring cup?

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convert to mixed fraction 3 2/3=11/3...then subtract 11/4 from 11/3=(44-33)/12=11/12
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2 and 5/12 are left

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