Katie is making a package to send to her grandmother. the candy she wants to mail weighs 3/4 of a pound. the letter she wrote weighs 1/12 of a pound, and the packaging itself weighs 1/8 of a pound. if she takes out half o the candy right before she sends it, how much will the final package weigh?
a) 7/12 of a pound
b) 23/24 of a pound
c) 23/48 of a pound
d) 3/8 of a pound