Question

A calzone is divided into 24 equal pieces. Glenn and Ben each ate one eighth of the calzone on Thursday. The next​ day, Ben ate one third of the calzone that was leftover. How many of the pieces of the original calzone ​remain? Explain your reasoning. ​Together, Glenn and Ben ate nothing ​piece(s) on Thursday​, and Ben ate nothing ​piece(s) the next day. To find the number of pieces that​ remain, ▼ subtract these numbers from add these numbers to the total number of pieces.​ So, nothing pieces of the original calzone remain.

Answer 1

12 pieces

Explanation:

Since on Thursday Glenn and Ben each ate an eight, then total they ate 2*1/8=2/8=¼

¼ of 24 pieces is equivalent to

¼*24=6 pieces

The number of pieces that remain would be 24-6=18 pieces

The one third of leftover ate rhe next day will be equivalent to

⅓ of 18

⅓*18=6 pieces

Remaining pieces next day will be 18-6=12 pieces

Therefore, only 12 pieces out of 24 original pieces remain the following day.