Question

The Magsanoc family was having pizza for snacks. Mrs.

Magsanoc had just placed the toppings on 3
8
of the pizza
when the phone rang and she stopped to answer the phone.
While she was away, Mr. Magsanoc came in and decided to
help his wife complete the pizza. He covered 1
3
before she
returned. How much of the pizza was covered when Mrs.
Magsanoc returned?

urgent answer quick

Answer 1

Answer: We can start by figuring out how much of the pizza was covered before Mrs. Magsanoc returned by adding the portion that she covered before the phone rang to the portion that Mr. Magsanoc covered while she was away.

Mrs. Magsanoc covered 3/8 of the pizza before the phone rang.

Mr. Magsanoc covered 1/3 of the pizza while she was away.

To add the two portions, we need to find a common denominator, which is the least common multiple of 8 and 3. That is 24.

3/8 of the pizza is (3/8) * (24/8) = 3/24

1/3 of the pizza is (1/3) * (24/3) = 8/24

So, the total portion of the pizza that was covered before Mrs. Magsanoc returned is 3/24 + 8/24

Which is 11/24 or 0.458 of the pizza.

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