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Answer:

At the beginning, the box has 12 ounces of cereal.

Sue eats 1/6 of the box which is 12*(1/6) = 2 ounces.

Glen eats 2/3 of the box which is 12*(2/3) = 8 ounces.

So, the total ounces that they have eaten is 2+8 = 10 ounces.

Therefore, 12-10 = 2 ounces are left in the box.

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