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document.write( "Carl used 2/9 of piece of string to tie a parcel and another 1/4 of the string to tie a box. What fraction of the string was left? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Carl used 2/9 of piece of string to tie a parcel and another 1/4 of the string to tie a box. What fraction of the string was left?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What fraction of the string was left?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 - 2/9 - 1/4<BR>\n" );
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