Question

9 - (4/9+1/3)
Write and solve a word problem for the expression

Answer 1

9 pizzas total were bought for a party. Maya ate 1/3 of a pizza. John ate 4/9 of the same pizza. How much pizza is left?

Answer: 74/9 or 8.2

Explanation:

first add 4/9 and 1/3 since it's in parenthesis

4/9+1/3

they need to have the same denominator, use the LCM (which is 9)

multiply 1/3 by 3 to achieve the LCM

4/9+3/9

add together numerators

7/9

subtract 7/9 from 9

9/1-7/9

get 9 to achieve the LCM (which is 9 again)

multiply 9/1 by 9

81/9 minus 7/9= 74/9