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Kim and Courtney share a 16oz box of cereal. By the end of the week, Kim has eaten 3/8 of the box and Courtney has eaten 1/4 of the box of cereal. What fraction of the box is left?

User Ppreetikaa
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Answer:

3/8 of the box is left.

Explanation:

User Younes Zeboudj
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Answer:

3/8 is left over

Explanation:

First we have to convert 1/4 to 3/8 to do this times 1/4 by two to get 2/8

Next add 3/8 and 2/8 which equals 5/8

Finally, we need to subtract 5/8 from 8/8 to get 3/8

Hope this helped!!

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