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Karen will divide her garden into equal parts. She will plant corn in 12/20 of the garden. What is the fewest number of parts she can divided her garden into?

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Answer: The garden is divided into 12 parts. Karen will plant corn on 8/12 of the garden (or 2/3 of the garden, if both the numerator and denominator are divided by 4). Therefore, the fewest number of parts she can divide her garden into is 3.

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