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Renee had a box of cupcakes, of which she gave 1/2 to her friend Juan. Juan gave 3/4 of his share to his friend Elena. What fractional part of the original box of cupcakes did Elena get?

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Answer:

3/8

Explanation:

There are 8 cupcakes. Juan gets 4 and there are 4 left. Elena gets 3 out of the 4 that are left. Since there were 8 she got 3 out of the total (8) cupcakes. I used those specific number because that is the most simplified numbers.

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