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DIRECTIONS: Passage ? 7: Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow. Hitakshi is in class - VI. Hitakshi had 24 pencils. She gave 8 pencils to her sister Meenakshi and 6 pencils to her brother Lakshya. She gave remaining to her mother. What fraction of pencils did she give to Meenakshi?

A)  \[\frac{8}{12}\]                     

B)           \[\frac{4}{3}\]

C)  \[\frac{3}{2}\]                       

D)           \[\frac{1}{3}\]