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A business woman uses 1/3 of the floor of an office building. She needs to use 5/8 of the floor to expand her business. How much of the space that she needs does she currently use?

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they both go into 24ths so 1/3 equals 8/24 and 5/8 equals 15/24 so 15 minus 8 =7 she needs 7 more to expand and she owns 8/15ths of what she needs to expand
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