SOLUTION: If 8 toys are removed from a box containing 28 toys What fraction was removed?

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Question 1110594: If 8 toys are removed from a box containing 28 toys
What fraction was removed?
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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we want to know what fraction of 28 is 8
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8/28 can be reduced to 2/7 by dividing the numerator and the denominator by 4
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