Q.)  In one class 1/6 of the students raked leaves while the rest picked up trash what fraction of the students picked up trash ?

               

 

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Ans.1)  1/6 means one out of 6 students raked leaves. So rest five out of six picked up trash. so the fraction is 5/6 who picked up trash.

mathematically we find as

1-1/6=5/6