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Tommy bought one dozen donuts. He gave one-sixth of the donuts to his wife. He then gave one-fifth of the remaining donuts to his son. He took the rest to work. How many donuts did Tommy take to work?

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8

Explanation:

1/6 of 12 is 2

12 - 2 = 10

1/5 of 10 is also 2

10 - 2 = 8

Tommy took 8 donuts to work.

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