Question

There is a 2/3 of a pizza left over. Jessica ate 3/4 of the leftover pizza. How much of a whole pizza did Jessica eat. Write a situation equation.

Answer 1

First

bring the fractions to a like denominator
8/12 equals 2/3 and 9/12 is equal to 3/4

2nd

cut the 8/12 into fourths

so 2/12 each piece

jessica ate 3 of the fourths so she ate
6/12 of the leftovers so it's half of the leftovers

now lets just cut up the pizza into 36. and 2 thirds is equal to 24/36

jessica ate 6/12 so she ate 12/24 of that

jessica ate 1/3 of the pizza