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Carrie ate some of the oranges that her mother brought home from the grocery store of the oranges her mother bought 1/4 were left over carries sister ate 2/5 of the oranges that were left over what fraction of the oranges did Shula eat

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User Ltjax
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From the given scenario, it can be deduced that Carrie ate 3/5 of what was left of the oranges that were left. To determine the fraction that Carrie ate, we will multiply 3/5 by 1/4. This is equal to 3/20. Thus, Carrie ate approximately 3/20 of the oranges left. 
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