On Friday, Carlotta had 6/8 of her paper left to write. She wrote 2/6 of the paper on Saturday and ¼ of the paper on Sunday. At the end of t

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On Friday, Carlotta had 6/8 of her paper left to write. She wrote 2/6 of the paper on Saturday and ¼ of the paper on Sunday. At the end of the weekend, what fraction of her paper does Carlotta have left to write?

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Thanh Thu 5 years 2021-08-27T07:36:45+00:00 1 Answers 33 views 0

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  1. mit
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    2021-08-27T07:37:55+00:00
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    Answer:

    \frac{1}{6}

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Skills needed: Fraction Subtraction, Least Common Denominator (LCD)

    1) \frac{6}{8} - \frac{2}{6} - \frac{1}{4} is the operation you would do.

    –> You would do this because, Carlotta has \frac{6}{8} of the paper left, and does one fraction amount (\frac{2}{6}) on Saturday & does another fraction amount (\frac{1}{4}) on Sunday.

    –>  Using subtraction is the best way

    2) Now, we need to figure out the Least Common Denominator for all 3 fractions.

    8,6,4 are the denominators.

    The lowest number that is a factor of all them is 24.

    So, it would then become \frac{18}{24} - \frac{8}{24} - \frac{6}{24}

    This would become: \frac{18-8-6}{24} (18-8-6 = 4)

    So then: \frac{4}{24} is your answer.

    This simplifies into \frac{1}{6}.

    Hope this helps and have a nice day!! 🙂 :]

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