Problema Solution
Rapunzel cut 4/5 of the length off her hair. A few weeks later, she cut off another 3/8 of her hair. What fractional part was cut off?
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Rapunzel cut 4/5 of the length off her hair, this mean there is 1 - 4/5 = 1/5 of the hair left.
A few weeks later, she cut off another 3/8 of her hair or (3/8)*(1/5) = 3/40 of the hair.
In total she cut off:
4/5 + 3/40 = 7/8 of the hair