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There are 18 children at a sleepover party. Eleven of the children have blankets, and the other 7 children have stuffed animals. No children have both. If Jorge arrives and carries a stuffed animal, what fraction of the children at the party now have stuffed animals?

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Answer:

1/3

Step-by-step explanation:

number of children =18

number of children with blanket= 7

number of children with stuffed animals= 7

number of children with both = 0

therefore new number of children with stuffed animals =7-1

=6

fraction with stuffed animals = 6/18

= 1/3

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