Question

Tashia ate 1/3 of a pizza, and Jay ate 3/8 of the same pizza. What fraction of the pizza was eaten?

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Answer 1

Tashia ate 1/3 of a pizza, and Jay ate 3/8 of the same pizza.
so the fracton of pizza was eaten = 1/3+3/8
the LCM of 3 and 8 is 24
multiply both the numerator and the denominator of the fraction 1/3 with 8 .then we get 8/24
multiply both the numerator and the denominator of the fraction 3/8 with 3 .then we get 9/24.
now add them,
we get ,
(8/24)+(9/24)
they are like fractions ,so add their numerators,
(8+9)/24=17/24
now we cannot simplify it,so leave it as 17/24

therefore 17/24 fraction of pizza was eaten.

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