a boy eats 1/3 and 1/2 of a pizza for himself. what fraction of the original pizza does he have left
1-(1/3+1/2)=
Clearly, you need to add the fractions first, and then subtract that answer from 1.
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What do you get?
I GOT 1/6
That's right!
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To find out what fraction of the original pizza the boy has left after eating, we need to subtract the fractions he ate from 1 whole.
Let's start by finding a common denominator for 1/3 and 1/2. In this case, the common denominator is 6. To convert 1/3 to a fraction with a denominator of 6, we multiply both the numerator and denominator by 2, resulting in 2/6. Similarly, to convert 1/2 to a fraction with a denominator of 6, we multiply both the numerator and denominator by 3, resulting in 3/6.
Now, we can subtract the fractions: 1 - 2/6 - 3/6.
Since the denominators are the same, we can combine the numerators: 1 - (2 + 3) / 6 = 1 - 5/6.
To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator, which, in this case, is 6. So 1 can be expressed as 6/6.
Now, we can subtract the fractions: 6/6 - 5/6 = 1/6.
Therefore, the boy has 1/6 of the original pizza left.