Question

Four friends had pizza at a party. Stacy ate 1/3 of a pizza. Alexa had 1/2. Tenaya had 3/8. Natalie had 4/6. Which friend ate the least amount of pizza?

Answer 1

Stacy ate the least amount of pizza.

Explanation:

Since each friend ate different fractions of pizza, in order to compare them, you would need to find a common denominator for all of the fractions. To find the common denominator, you need to find the least common multiple (LCM) of all four numbers: 3, 2, 8 and 6. The LCM would be 24. Now, convert all of the fractions to a denominator of 24 by multiplying the numerator and denominator by the same factor:

Stacy:
`(1)/(3) = (8)/(24)`

Alexa:
`(1)/(2) = (12)/(24)`

Tenaya:
`(3)/(8) = (9)/(24)`

Natalie:
`(4)/(6) = (16)/(24)`

Since Stacy only had 8/24, or the lowest numerator of '8', then she ate the least amount of pizza.