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 her mother?

DIRECTIONS: Passage ? 7: Read the passage(s) given below and answer th

1.	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 her mother?
A.	\[\frac{12}{5}\]
B.	\[\frac{5}{12}\]
C.	\[\frac{7}{12}\]
D.	\[\frac{12}{7}\]
Answer» C. \[\frac{7}{12}\]