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7 May, 10:06

In a shipment of new books for the library, 5/12 of the books were poetry and 2/5 were biographies. The remainder of the books in the shipment were mysteries. What fraction of the books in the shipment were mysteries

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  1. 7 May, 12:00
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    5/12 (poetry) + 2/5 (biographies) = 25/60 + 24/60 = 49/60

    60/60 - 49/60 = 11/60

    11/60 are the remainder of the books in the shipment.
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