Question

John and 2 friends each ate 5/6 of pizza, how many pizza's did the consume all together

Answer 1

2
`(1)/(2)`pizzas

Explanation:

The equation to this question can be written as 5/6 + 5/6 + 5/6 or 5/6 x 3.

To multiply 5/6 by 3, we can set it up as
`(5)/(6) * (3)/(1)`. Now to multiple, we just multiply straight across. We do 5 * 3 over 6 * 1 to get 15/6. Now, all we have to do is simplify the fraction. 6 goes into 15 two times, so we know they ate 2 pizzas. Now we are left with 3/6. 3/6 can be rewritten as
`(1)/(2)`. In total, they ate 2
`(1)/(2)` pizzas.

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