Question

Nancy buys 2 large pizzas for her brother’s birthday party. The girls eat 7/8 and the boys eat 5/8 Nancy says that 1 1/2 are left is she correct

Answer 1

Answer: Nancy is correct because 7/8 is close to benchmark 1 and 5/8 is close to benchmark 1/2 and 1 + 1/2 = 1 and 1/2

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