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Sally has a ribbon that is 5/6 yard long. She cuts off 3/5 of that ribbon and uses it to tie her hair back. She gives the rest to her sister. How much of the original ribbon did she give to her sister?
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Sally has a ribbon that is 5/6 yard long. She cuts off 3/5 of that ribbon and uses it to tie her hair back. She gives the rest to her sister. How much of the original ribbon did she give to her sister? yard is given to her sister

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\begin{gathered} (5)/(6)-(3)/(5) \\ (25-18)/(30) \\ (7)/(30) \end{gathered}

she give 7/30 of the original ribbon to her sister

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