SOLUTION: Ace shared a melon with three of his friends. He gave one boy one-fourth of the melon, another one-third of it, and the third friend one-sixth of it. What part of the melon did Ace

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Question 510349: Ace shared a melon with three of his friends. He gave one boy one-fourth of the melon, another one-third of it, and the third friend one-sixth of it. What part of the melon did Ace have left?
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=1-(1/4+1/3+1/6)
=1-(1/4+1/3+1/6)
Take LCM (LCM=12)
=1-((3+4+2)/12)
=1-(9/12)
Again take LCM (LCM=12)
=(12-9)/12
=3/12
=1/4
Ace have left 1/4 part of the Melon