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Problem
Harold made a plum pie to take on a picnic. He was able to eat only of the pie, and he left the rest for his friends. A moose came by and ate of what Harold left behind. After that, a porcupine ate of what the moose left behind. How much of the original pie still remained after the porcupine left?
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Solution
Note that: Harold ate of the pie. After that, of the pie was left behind. The moose ate of the pie. After that, of the pie was left behind. * The porcupine ate of the pie. After that, of the pie was left behind. More simply, we can condense the solution above into the following equation:
Final answer
D