Neil and Joey share a 24-ounce bucket of clay. Neil has used 5/8 of the bucket, and Joey has used 1/4 of the bucket of clay.

Question

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Answer 1

5/8 of 24 = 15 ounces

 

1/4 of 24 = 6 ounces

 

3 ounces remain , which is 3/24 = 1/8 of the bucket.

 

Note that 1 - 5/8 - 1/4 = 8/8 - 5/8 - 2/8 = 1/8 is unused

which shows the answer is correct.