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A school librarian ordered new books for the library. Of the new books ordered 1/3 are science 2/5 are biography and the rest of the books are fiction. What fraction of the books ordered are fiction?

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Answer: 4/15

Explanation:

1/3= 5/15

2/5= 6/15

5+6=11 So, 11/15

15-11=4

Meaning that there are 4/15 of the books are fiction

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