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. \[\frac{1}{3}\]