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Jim has 1/3 of a box of cereal. He eats 1/3 of the remaining cereal. What fraction of the original whole box of cereal did Jim eat?
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Jim has 1/3 of a box of cereal. He eats 1/3 of the remaining cereal. What fraction of the original whole box of cereal did Jim eat?

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it’s 1/9th because 1/3 of 1/3 is 1/9th
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Pretty sure it’s 1/9
1/3 = 3/9
1/9 is 1/3 of 1/3
Answer= 1/9
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