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Tiffany ate ¼ of a pizza. If there were 16 slices of pizza to begin with, how many slices did Tiffany eat?
Solution given;
Since total=16 slices
Tiffany ate =¼ part of pizza
now
Tiffany ate=¼ part of 16 slices=¼*16=4slices
Tiffany ate 4 slices.
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Katelyn ate ⅓ of an apple pie, and Chad ate 3/8 of the same pie. What fraction of the pie was eaten?
Solution given:
Katelyn ate ⅓ of an apple pie
Chad ate ⅜ of the same pie
now
eaten fraction of the pie =⅓+⅜=[tex]\frac{1*8+3*3}{3*8}[/tex]
=[tex]\frac{17}{24}[/tex] fraction of the pie was eaten.
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Vince has ½ ton of gravel to spread equally in 8 square yards for his driveway. How many tons of gravel will be spread in each square yard?
Solution given:
8square yards=½ ton of gravel
each square yards=½*⅛=[tex]\frac{1}{16}[/tex]ton of gravel
Candice spent 345 hours, and Shane spend 2 10 hours at track practice over the weekend. How many more hours did Candice spend than Shane at track practice?
