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A candy store employee made fresh slabs of fudge at the beginning of the day. At the end of the day, he inventoried what was left. He recorded 1/3 of a slab of plain fudge, 7/12 of a slab of peanut butter fudge, and 2/3 of a slab of marshmallow fudge. How much fudge was left in all?



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skramani2000

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the total amount of fudge left, you add the fractions together:

1/3 (plain fudge) + 7/12 (peanut butter fudge) + 2/3 (marshmallow fudge)

To add these fractions, you need to find a common denominator, which in this case is 12.

So, you convert 1/3 to 4/12 and 2/3 to 8/12.

Now, you add the fractions:

4/12 (plain fudge) + 7/12 (peanut butter fudge) + 8/12 (marshmallow fudge) = 19/12

Now, you can simplify 19/12:

19 ÷ 12 = 1 remainder 7

So, 19/12 is equal to 1 and 7/12.

Therefore, there is 1 and 7/12 slabs of fudge left in total.

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