Alvin had some marbles in a box. He kept 1/3 of them and gave the remainder to Joyce and Sean. Joyce got 5/8 of the remainder. W

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Alvin had some marbles in a box. He kept 1/3 of them and gave the remainder to Joyce and Sean. Joyce got 5/8 of the remainder. W

hat fraction of the parables did Sean get?

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Zigmanuir [339] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-21T14:19:25+03:00

Zigmanuir [339]3 years ago

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First, Alvin gave Joyce and Sean 2/3 of the remainder, to solve first find the common denominator, which in this case is 24. Then, 1/3=?/24, 24/3=8 so it is 8/24 for the total given by Alvin. Joyce got 5/8, 5/8=?/24, 24/8=3,3 x 5=15, 15/24.
15/24 - 8/24= 7/24 is the answer