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Question
Javed was given `5/7` of a basket of oranges. What fraction of oranges was left in the basket?
Sum
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Solution
Fraction of oranges given to Javed = `5/7`
Fraction of oranges left in the basket = `(1 - 5)/ 7`
= `7/7 - 5/7`
= `((7 - 5))/7`
= `2/7`
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