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Last month, Elizabeth and Marshall sold candy to raise money for their debate team. Marshall sold 1/2 as much candy as Elizabeth did. If Elizabeth sold 4/5 of a box of candy, how many boxes of candy did Marshall sell?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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Last month, Elizabeth and Marshall sold candy to raise money for their debate team. Marshall sold 1/2 as much candy as Elizabeth did. If Elizabeth sold 4/5 of a box of candy, how many boxes of candy did Marshall sell?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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Marshall sold 1/2 as much candy as Elizabeth did. Elizabeth sold 4/5 of a box of candy.

To find out how much Marshall sold, you multiply the amount Elizabeth sold by 1/2.

So, 4/5 (the amount Elizabeth sold) * 1/2 (since Marshall sold half as much) = 4/10 = 2/5.

Therefore, Marshall sold 2/5 of a box of candy.

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