Question

joshua and ashley buy three whole pizza. joshua ate 1 1/4 of a pizzas and ashley ate 1 1/5 of a pizza what fraction did they take home

Answer 1

first find how much pizza they ate.

Answer 2

add 1 1/4 + 1 1/5 and this will tell you how much pizza was eaten.
After you get that answer, subtract it from 3 and that will tell you how much they took home.

Answer 3

how to do the addition again, i forget

Answer 4

don't understand

Answer 5

1 1/4 = 5/20
1 1/5 = 4/20
------------add
2 9/20
you can then turn 2 9/20 into an improper fraction...
2 9/20 = 49/20.
now subtract 49/20 from 3

Answer 6

is the answer 2 3/10

Answer 7

3/1 - 49/20 = 60/20 - 49/20 = 11/20

check...
49/20 + 11/20 = 60/20 = 3

your answer is 11/20

Answer 8

ok thanks , I think i understand now

Answer 9

thats good....if you have any questions, just ask :)

Answer 10

thanks