Three friends share a pizza cut into 8 slices. Alice eats 3 slices, Bob eats 2 slices, and Charlie eats the rest. What fraction of the pizza did Charlie eat?
3/8
Alice and Bob ate 3 + 2 = 5 slices combined. Out of 8 slices, 8 - 5 = 3 slices remain for Charlie, which is 3/8 of the pizza.
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