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At a restaurant only 4 out of 12 people ordered an appetizer. Which of the following shows the fraction of people who could NOT order an appetizer?

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At a restaurant, only 4 out of 12 people ordered an appetizer. Which of the following shows the fraction of people who could NOT order an appetizer?​

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4 out of 12 people ordered an appetizer

4/ 12 = 1/3

1/3 ordered an appetizer

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1 = 3/3

the unit (the total of people),

3/ 3 - 1/3 = 2/3

2/3

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Answer 2/3 = 8/12 could NOT order an appetizer.

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