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Question from Pamela, a parent: John put 1/4 of his flowers in a vase |
Hi Pamela,
You first need to add the three fractions to determine the fraction of the flowers that John has given away. One minus this fraction is then the fraction of the flowers that remain. You know the number of flowers that remain is 8. How many flowers did John start with?
Penny
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