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After a day picking strawberries I had a basket full.
I ate 5 and gave Alex half of the remaining.
I then ate another 3 and gave Billie one third of the remaining.
I ate another 6 and then gave Charlie two thirds of the remaining.
I now had 34 strawberries left. How many did I start with?
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What fraction of them did I eat?
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