Travis typed 11/12 of his research paper on his computer. Then he printed out 3/5 of his paper on his computer printer. Suddenly, there was a power outage, and he discovered that he hadn't saved his paper before the power went off. What fractional part of the research paper was lost when the power failed?

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2022-08-05

Travis typed 11 12 of his research paper on his computer. Then he printed out 3 5 of his paper on his computer printer. Suddenly, there was a power outage, and he discovered that he hadn't saved his paper before the power went off. What fractional part of the research paper was lost when the power failed?

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Kasen Schroeder

Kasen Schroeder

Beginner2022-08-06Added 21 answers

11/12 was typed up
He printed out 3/5 th of it
What was lost?
Just subtract them...
11 12 3 5
LCD of 12 and 5 is: 60
So, get both denominator as 60:
55 60 36 60 55 36 60 19 60

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