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Martin put 8 pounds of grapes into a bowl. Four friends each took 2
3
pound from the bowl. What fraction represents the total amount of grapes removed from the bowl?

Negative StartFraction 16 over 3 EndFraction
Negative StartFraction 8 over 3 EndFraction
StartFraction 64 over 3 EndFraction
StartFraction 16 over 3 EndFraction

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Each friend took 2/3 pound, so total removed = 4 × (2/3) = 8/3 pounds (which is 2 2/3 pounds).

(For reference, 8 − 8/3 = 16/3 pounds remain.)

So the correct fraction for the amount removed is 8/3.