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From a stick 2y metres long, I cut a piece of length 4y centimetres. What fraction of the original stick remains?
12 years ago

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Reiny
2y m = 200y cm
we cut off 4y cm, leaving us with 196y cm

fraction of original left = 196y/200y = 49/50
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