Question

Stephanie has five and seven-eighths pizzas. She shares four and one-sixteenths of the pizzas with her friends. Estimate how much pizza Stephanie has left.

two and one-half pizzas


2 pizzas


one and one-half pizzas


1 pizza




can someone explain how to do this step by step please? i need help with this, i haven't learned it yet

Answer 1

Answer: 1 and 13-sixteenths of a pizza

Explanation:

We start out with a total of 5 + (7/8) pizzas.

She gives away 4 + (1/16) pizzas.

So the expression is : 5 + (7/8) - 4 - (1/16) = left over

= (5 - 4) + 7/8 - 1/16

= 1 + 14/16 - 1/16

= 1 + 13/16

So she has 1 and 13-sixteenths of a pizza