Susan gave 1/3 of a pizza to her brother, Joe. She gave 1/5 of what was left to her mother and ate the rest herself. What fraction of the pizza did Susan eat?
A. 8/15
B. 1/15
C. 10/15
D. 4/15
To solve this problem, we can start by finding the fractions of the pizza that were given away.
1/3 + 1/5 = 5/15 + 3/15 = 8/15
This means that 8/15 of the pizza was given away. To find out how much Susan ate, we can subtract this amount from 1 (the whole pizza).
1 - 8/15 = 15/15 - 8/15 = 7/15
Therefore, Susan ate 7/15 of the pizza.
The answer is:
D. 7/15.
threre's no 7/15
Apologies for the error in my response. Let's recalculate:
Susan gave 1/3 of the pizza to her brother Joe. This means 2/3 of the pizza remained.
She then gave 1/5 of what remained (2/3) to her mother:
(2/3) * (1/5) = 2/15
What was left for Susan to eat:
2/3 - 2/15 = 10/15 - 2/15 = 8/15
Susan ate 8/15 of the pizza.
Therefore, the fraction of the pizza Susan ate is:
A. 8/15.