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One day 5/8 of the tree leaves were yellow. The next day another 1/4 of the tree leaves turned yellow. What fraction of the tree leaves have not turned yellow yet?

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1/8

explanation
1/4 = 2/8
5/8 + 2/8 = 7/8
User Hayden Passmore
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1/8 have not turned yellow.

1/4 = 2/8

5/8 + 2/8 = 7/8

1 = 8/8

8/8 - 7/8 = 1/8

Please let me know if I am wrong.

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