Question

Two people ate a large pizza. Person A ate 3/8, how much did Person B eat?

a) 5/8
b) 3/16
c) 1/4
d) 1/2

Answer 1

Person B ate 5/8 of the pizza after Person A ate 3/8 since the remaining portion equals the total minus what Person A consumed.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks us to determine how much of the pizza Person B eat if Person A ate 3/8 of a large pizza. Since a whole pizza is considered as a total of 8/8, and Person A consumed 3/8 of it, we subtract that amount from the whole to find out what portion remains for Person B.

Here's the step-by-step process:

Start with the entire pizza: 8/8.

Subtract the portion Person A ate: 8/8 - 3/8 = 5/8.

The result shows that Person B ate 5/8 of the pizza.

Therefore, the correct answer is (a) 5/8.