Question

Lauren and Christian are trying to finish a large pizza all by themselves. If Lauren ate

of the pizza and Christian ate

of the pizza, what fraction of the pizza is left?

A pizza cut into 8 equal pieces.

Answer 1

I don't have the fractions for how much Lauren and Christian each ate — the problem statement has blanks. Could you tell me those amounts?

If you meant they ate pieces from an 8-piece pizza, here's how to do it:

- Convert each person's amount to eighths (or count pieces).
- Add the amounts they ate.
- Subtract from the whole pizza (8/8).

Example: if Lauren ate 3/8 and Christian ate 2/8, together they ate 3/8 + 2/8 = 5/8, so the remainder is 1 − 5/8 = 3/8 (3 of the 8 pieces left).