Sandra makes a pizza .she puts mushrooms on 2/6 of the pizza .she adds green peppers to 5/8 of the pizza.which topping covers more of the pizza?
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To determine which topping covers more of the pizza, we need to compare the proportions of the pizza covered by mushrooms and green peppers.
Sandra puts mushrooms on 2/6 of the pizza, which can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor:
2 ÷ 2 = 1
6 ÷ 2 = 3
So mushrooms cover 1/3 of the pizza.
Sandra adds green peppers to 5/8 of the pizza, which is already in its simplest form.
Therefore, to compare the two, we need a common denominator. The least common multiple (LCM) of 3 and 8 is 24.
Multiplying the numerator and denominator of 1/3 by 8 gives us 8/24.
Multiplying the numerator and denominator of 5/8 by 3 gives us 15/24.
Now we can compare the two toppings. We can see that 15/24 of the pizza is covered by green peppers, while 8/24 of the pizza is covered by mushrooms.
Therefore, the topping that covers more of the pizza is green peppers.
The common denominator is 24.
2/6 = 8/24 = 0.3333
5/8 = 16/24 =0.625