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The smith family had 1/2 of a pizza left over. The next day, Jayce are 1/4 of the leftovers. How much of the pizza did he eat?

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Answer:

1 slice

Explanation:

A pizza has 8 slices so if half the pizza was leftover then 4 slices were left and 1/4 of 4 is 1

User Mbbce
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Answer:

1/8

Explanation:

If Jayce ate 1/4 of 1/2, that is the same thing as multiplying the two values.

1/4 times 1/2 = 1/8

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