Sarai bought a stick of starburst candy to eat at the soccer game. Sarai ate some starburst, so now she only has 7/8 of her starburst left. Her little brother asked if he could have 1/2 of the starburst remaining. How fraction of Starburst candy does Sarai have left over to eat now?

Sarai bought a stick of starburst candy to eat at the soccer game. Sarai ate some starburst, so now she only has 7/8 of her starburst left. Her little brother asked if he could have 1/2 of the starburst remaining. How fraction of Starburst candy does Sarai have left over to eat now?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

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Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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