Question

Pete painted 4/8 of a rectangle green. He painted 1/8 of the same rectangle blue. Pete painted the rest of the rectangle red. What fraction of the rectangle did Pete paint red

Answer 1

4/8+1/8=5/8
1 or 8/8-5/8=3/8

Answer 2

Pete painted 3/8 of the rectangle red because :

4/8 + 1/8 = 5/8

8/8-5/8=3/8

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