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Jeremy ate 1/3 of an apple pie. Sara ate 1/4 of the remainder. What fraction of the pie did Sara eat?

___ of the pie was left after Jeremy had his share.
So, Sara ate ___× ___ = ___​


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Answer:

[tex]\dfrac{1}{6}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]1-\dfrac{1}{3} =\dfrac{3}{3} -\dfrac{1}{3} =\dfrac{2}{3} \: - it \: is \: of \: the \: pie \: was \: left \: after \: Jeremy \: had \: his \: share.[/tex]

[tex]\dfrac{2}{3} \times \dfrac{1}{4} =\dfrac{2}{12}=\dfrac{1}{6} - Sara \: ate.[/tex]

So, Sara ate 2/3 × 1/4 = 1/6