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A man sold half of his land. He gave 1/3 of the remaining to his son and 1/4 of the balance to his daughter. What fraction of his land is now left with him?

Correct answer:

x =  1/4

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} a=1-\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1\cdot 2}{2}-\frac{1}{2}=\frac{2}{2}-\frac{1}{2}=\frac{2-1}{2}=\frac{1}{2}=0.5 \\ b=a-a/3=\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{2}/3=\frac{1}{3}\doteq 0.3333 \\ x=b-b/4=\frac{1}{3}-\frac{1}{3}/4=\frac{1}{4}=0.25 \end{gathered}$$

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