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The backdrop is taped off into 12 equal sections for the students to paint.




​Mark paints 2 times as much as Jill.

Sam paints 3 times as much as Lou.

Lou paints 1 section less than Mark.

Jill paints 1/12 of the backdrop


What fraction of the backdrop still needs to be painted



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Answer:

5/12

Explanation:

Jill 1/12

Mark 2/12

Lou 1/12

Sam 3/12

add them together

7/12

12-7=5

5/12

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