2023 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 10
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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?
Solution
Note that:
- Harold ate
of the pie. After that, 
of the pie was left behind.
of the pie was left behind.- The moose ate
of the pie. After that, 
of the pie was left behind.
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.
of the pie. After that, 
of the pie was left behind.More simply, we can condense the solution above into the following equation: ![\[\left(1-\frac14\right)\left(1-\frac13\right)\left(1-\frac13\right) = \frac34\cdot\frac23\cdot\frac23 = \frac13.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/b/7/9/b79c7d75d940ecb0d045b002bc7f0e20a2bafa3e.png)
This problem is a great example of the implementation of remaining portions. This concept, in short, refers to the method of finding out what remains of a whole when part of it is taken. If you look closely at our solution, we can see that the denominator is the same when we said Harold ate 
of the pie and we got 
of the pie left. We can also see the numerator is just the denominator minus the old denominator.
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Video Solution by Magic Square
https://youtu.be/-N46BeEKaCQ?t=4814
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Video Solution by harungurcan
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Video Solution by SpreradTheMathLove
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