SOLUTION: Katherine has eater 5/8 of a box of candy. If she gives Mary 1/2 of the remainder, how much is left? I think it would be in lbs.

Question 499724: Katherine has eater 5/8 of a box of candy. If she gives Mary 1/2 of the remainder, how much is left? I think it would be in lbs.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

No, it's not a number of pounds, it's a fraction of a box.

Katherine has eaten of a box of candy.

Therefore what's left after that is 

1 box -  of a box =  of a box -  of a box =  of a box.

she gives Mary 1/2 of the remainder

So half of  is  or  of a box.
That's how much she gives Mary and that's also how much she has left.

Edwin

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