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Kate made a pan of cookies. She gave 1/4 of the pan to Maggie and 2/5 of the pan to Scott. How much was left over?

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Answer:

3/10 pan left over

Step-by-step explanation:

Assume that the pan started out full of cookies.  After Kate's gift tto Maggie there are (1 - 1/4) of the pan left over, or 3/4 of the pan left over.  Kate gives 2/5 of this remaining 3/4 pan to Scott:  (2/5)(3/4) = 3/10 pan left over.

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