The shop sells 3/8 of a chesse pizza, 3/8 of a pepperoni pizza and 2/5 of specialty pizza. How many pizzas were sold individually?

Answer 1

To find out how many pizzas were sold individually, we need to first find a common denominator for the fractions: 3/8, 3/8, and 2/5.

The common denominator for 8 and 5 is 40. Therefore, we need to rewrite the fractions with a denominator of 40:

3/8 = 15/40
3/8 = 15/40
2/5 = 16/40

Now we can add these fractions together to find the total amount of pizza sold:

15/40 + 15/40 + 16/40 = 46/40

Since 40/40 is equal to 1 whole pizza, we can see that 46/40 represents 1 whole pizza and an additional 6/40 of a pizza.

Thus, the shop sold a total of 1 whole pizza and an additional 6/40 of a pizza, which is equivalent to 1 3/10 pizzas sold individually.