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Wins some money on the lottery. She uses 1/3 of her lottery win to buy a house

and she gives 1/8 of her lottery win to charity. Molly then shares the remainder of her
lottery win equally among her four children. Work out the fraction of Molly's lottery
win that each of her four children receives.

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Answer:11/96

Explanation:

1-(1/3)=2/3=14/24

(2/3)-(1/8)=(14/24)-(3/24)=11/24

11/24 divided into 4 again is 11/96

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