A leaking bucket is filled to three-fourths capacity. After some time, one-half of the water has leaked out. What fraction of the water leaked out of the bucket?
A. one-fourth
B. start fraction 2 over 3 end fraction
C. three-eighths
D. three-sixteenths
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The bucket was filled to three-fourths capacity, which means that one-fourth of the bucket was already empty.
After one-half of the water has leaked out, the bucket is now filled to one-half of three-fourths capacity, which can be simplified as three-eighths capacity.
To find the fraction of water that leaked out, you can calculate the difference between the initial capacity (three-fourths) and the remaining capacity (three-eighths), and then express it as a fraction of the initial capacity:
(3/4) - (3/8) = 3/8
So, three-eighths of the water leaked out of the bucket.
Therefore, the correct answer is C. three-eighths.