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by ruplun » Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:06 am
Kim finds a 1-meter tree branch and marks it off in thirds and fifths. She then breaks the branch along all the markings and removes one piece of every distinct length. What fraction of the original branch remains?

Ans: 3/5

Please explain how is this achieved?
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by casperkamal » Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:08 am
Hi,

You can refer here https://gmatclub.com/forum/tree-branches-115908.html
The problem is explained in detail.

A request: Please use spoilers to hide your answers. Would be helpful for practice :)
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by GMATGuruNY » Sun Jul 31, 2011 12:13 pm
I posted a solution here:

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