SOLUTION: 6/7 cup of milk used 1/5 what is left

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Question 809398: 6/7 cup of milk used 1/5 what is left
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Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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[updated wow sry i messed this up]
if u use 1/5 of it, 4/5 will be left so
%284%2F5%29%286%2F7%29=n
multiply across
highlight%2824%2F35%29

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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6/7 cup of milk used 1/5 what is left

1%2F5 of 6%2F7 used, so 4%2F5 of 6%2F7, or highlight_green%2824%2F35%29 remains.

You can do the check!!

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