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Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

The adult human body has 206 bones. Each foot has 26 bones. Approximately what fraction of the number of bones in the human body is found in one foot?

(A) 16\frac{1}{6} (B) 18\frac{1}{8} (C) 110\frac{1}{10} (D) 112\frac{1}{12} (E) 120\frac{1}{20}

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