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For a party Justin buys a pizza and cuts it into 24pieces.Marc eats 1/6 of portion of the pizza and claudine eats 1/4 of what remains after both of them have eaten, Sylvia eats 1/3 of the result.Justin gets to eat what is left over what fraction of the pizza did Justin not eat

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Answer:

Justin did not eat 7/12 of the pizza

Explanation:

Marc eats 1/6 × 24 = 4, 24 - 4 = 20 left over

Claudine eats 1/4 × 20= 5, 20 - 5 = 15 left over

Sylvia eats 1/3 × 15 = 5, 15 - 5 = 10 left over

Justin eats 10.

24 - 10 = 14

Justin did not eat 14/24 = 7/12

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