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A monkey ordered a pizza on January 1st. On January 1st he ate half of the pizza. For the next five days, each day he ate half of what was left of the pizza. How much of the pizza was left after six days?

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A monkey ordered a pizza on January 1st.  On January 1st he ate half of the pizza.  For the next five days, each day he ate half of what was left of the pizza.  How much of the pizza was left after six days?

anonymous · Answer

Jan 1st   eat half of the pizza = 1/2 =.5
     2nd  eat  ( 1- .5 )/2         = .25
     3rd   eat  .25/2               =  .125
     4th   eat   .125/2            =  .0625
     5th   eat    .0625/2          =  .03125
     6th  eat     .03125/2       =   .015625
answer is 1 - (add up all together)

poetryprincess · Answer

Ah, thanks so much! (: