Question

Ginny's class ordered 4 pizzas. They ate five-eighths of each pizza. How many pizzas did they eat?

1 and one-fourth

2 and one-half

1 and one-eighth

2 and one-fourth
help

Answer 1

If they are eating 5/8 of each pizza, then they are eating 5/8 of a pizza four individual times. So, you'd multiply 5/8 times 4, to get 20/8. If you reduce that fraction, you'll find that it is equal to 2 and a half.

Answer 2

do i have to put 4 over 1?

Answer 3

what?

Answer 4

oh, as a fraction? you can if it helps you do the multiplication.

Answer 5

okay