Question

John ate 12 of a pizza for lunch, and he ate 1/3 of what was left for dinner. How much pizza did John eat for dinner?

Option 1: 11 1/2
Option 2: 13 1/3
Option 3: 16 1/6
Option 4: 19 1/9

Answer 1

John ate 1/2 of a pizza for lunch, leaving 1/2 remaining. He then ate 1/3 of what was left for dinner, which equates to 1/6 of the entire pizza. The provided options do not exactly match this result.

Step-by-step explanation:

John ate 1/2 of a pizza for lunch. To find out how much was left, we subtract this amount from the whole pizza:

1. 1 - 1/2 = 1/2 (of the pizza was left)

For dinner, John ate 1/3 of the remaining pizza. So to determine how much that is, we calculate:

1. (1/2) * (1/3) = 1/6

Therefore, John ate 1/6 of the pizza for dinner. Among the given options, Option 3: 16 1/6 is the closest to our solution, but it doesn't exactly match. Therefore, it seems there might be a mistake in the options provided or a typo.