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Neveah orders a square pizza. 34 34 of the pizza has pepperoni. 23 23 of the pepperoni also has green peppers. How much of the whole pizza has both pepperoni and green peppers

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Answer:

1/2

Explanation:

Given that:

3/4 of pizza has pepperoni

2/3 of the pizza with pepperoni has green pepper ;

The fraction of the whole pizza that has both pepperoni and green pepper ;

Fraction with pepperoni = 3/4

Fraction of whole with green pepper and pepperoni : 2/3 of 3/4 = 2/3 * 3/4 = (2*3) / (3*4) = 6/12 = 1/2

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