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Lisa ate 1/8 of a pizza. Josh ate 21/2 times a much as Lisa. What fraction of the pizza did josh eat
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Lisa ate 1/8 of a pizza. Josh ate 21/2 times a much as Lisa. What fraction of the pizza did josh eat

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You multiply 2 1/2 to 1/8 since john ate 2 and a half times more than Lisa. As a result you convert 2 1/2 to a mixed number and get 5/2. When you multiply 5/2 and 1/8 you get 5/16. So John ate 5/16 of the pizza.
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josh ate 5/2 of the pizza
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