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At the class party, 1/3 of the students played soccer. The rest of the class played basketball. What fraction of the class played basketball?

User BigDaddy
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I think it’s 2/3 because you have to subtract the nemonator from the denominator
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Answer:

2/3

Explanation:

if 1/3 is playing soccer then the rest is playing basketball. We need to get to 3/3, thus 1/3 + 2/3 = 3/3

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