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Scotty and Tyler are training for a pizza-eating contest. They are trying to eat 6 pizzas in total. So far, Scotty has eaten 2 3/4 pizzas and Tyler has eaten 1 7/8 pizzas. How much more pizza do they have left to eat?

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The answer is 1 3/8 pizza is left to eat for Scotty and Tyler.
User Joris Limonier
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Answer:

They are left with
1(3)/(8) pizza to eat.

Explanation:

Scotty and Tyler are trying to eat 6 pizzas in total.

Sotty has eaten =
2(3)/(4) Pizzas

Tyler has eaten =
1(7)/(8) Pizzas

Total pizza eaten by them =
2(3)/(4) Pizzas +
1(7)/(8) Pizzas

=
(11)/(4) +
(15)/(8)

=
(37)/(8)

Total pizza was eaten =
4(5)/(8)

Pizza have left to eat = 6 -
4(5)/(8)

= 6 -
(37)/(8)

=
(11)/(8)

=
1(3)/(8)

They are left with
1(3)/(8) pizza to eat.

User Basavaraj Hadimani
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