Question

A pizza shop sells individual pizza slices throughout the day in addition to whole pizza orders. The shop sells 3/8 of a cheese pizza, 3/8 of a pepperoni pizza, and 2/5 of a specialty pizza. How many pizzas did they sell in individual slices?

a. 1 1/4
b. 1 3/20
c. 8/21
d. 1 1/2

Answer 1

The pizza shop sold 37/40 of a whole pizza in individual slices.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the total number of pizzas sold in individual slices, we need to add up the fractions of each type of pizza sold. The pizza shop sold 3/8 of a cheese pizza, 3/8 of a pepperoni pizza, and 2/5 of a specialty pizza.

To add these fractions, we need to find a common denominator.

The least common multiple of 8 and 5 is 40. Multiplying the numerator and denominator of 3/8 by 5 and 2/5 by 8, respectively, we get 15/40 for the cheese pizza, 6/40 for the pepperoni pizza, and 16/40 for the specialty pizza.

Now, we can add these fractions together: 15/40 + 6/40 + 16/40 = 37/40. This means that the pizza shop sold 37/40 of a whole pizza in individual slices.