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Asked May 2, 2012, 05:01 PM — 1 Answer
tian has 56 paper clips. he gives 3/4 of them to joe. joe gives 2/7 of what he receives to rahul. how many paper clips does rahul get?

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May 4, 2012, 01:57 PM
Take 56 times 3 divided by 4, then take this number times 2 divided by 7 to get your answer.
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