Meena had a 10 cm. long pencil. 5cm was used by her. What part of pencil is left?

\frac{1}{5}

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\frac{1}{4}

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\frac{1}{2}

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\frac{1}{10}

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Solution

The correct option is C $\frac{1}{2}$
Total length of pencil = $10 c m$
Total amount of pencil used = $5 c m$
Amount of pencil left = $10 - 5 = 5 c m$
Total part of pencil left = $\frac{5}{10} = \frac{1}{2}$

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