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A pool is 6/7 full of water. If 1/6 of the water leaks out, how full will the pool be?

User Archeg
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All written in simplest form...
How full the pool will be:

As a fraction - 29/42
As a decimal - 0.690472
As a percentage - 69.05%
User AxelEckenberger
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Subtract 1/6 from 6/7

First rewrite the fractions to have a common denominator:

6/7 = 36/42

1/6= 7/42

Now you have 36/42 - 7/42 = 29/42

The pool is 29/42 full

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