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To win an election, a candidate needs `3/4` of the votes cast. If after `2/3` of the votes have been counted, a candidate has `5/6` of what he needs, then what part of the remaining votes does he still need? `1/8` (b) `3/8` (c) `1/(10)` (d) `1/4`

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