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 Laksya?

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 Laksya?
A.	\[\frac{1}{4}\]
B.	\[\frac{1}{3}\]
C.	\[\frac{3}{4}\]
D.	\[\frac{2}{3}\]
Answer» B. \[\frac{1}{3}\]