Question

The chef of a pizza place used 1/3 of a package of pepperoni and 1/6 of a package of

sausage. How much more pepperoni than sausage did the chef use?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
packages

Answer 1

If the packages are the same size and everything and has the same volume, then it would be 1/6 more of a package.

Explanation:

1/6

1/6

1/6

1/3 is equal to 2/6 because you can multiply the numerator (the top) and the denominator (the bottom number in a fraction) by 2 to get 2/6. The pepperoni usage of the package was 2/6, while the sausage was 1/6.

2/6 minus (-) 1/6 is equal to 1/6.