Question

My uncle had 12 pieces of pizza in his refrigerator. My brother ate two-thirds of the pizza. I ate 1/12 of the pizza. What fraction of the pizza did we eat in all

Answer 1

Answer:

They eat in all  $\frac{3}{4}$  of the pizza.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

My uncle had 12 pieces of pizza in his refrigerator. My brother ate two-thirds of the pizza. I ate 1/12 of the pizza.

Now, to find the fraction of the pizza they eat all.

Total number of pieces = 12.

Brother ate pizza = $\frac{2}{3}\ of\ 12.$

I ate pizza = $\frac{1}{12}\ of\ 12$ .

Now, to add the fractions of both of them to get the fraction of pizza they eat in all:

$\frac{2}{3} +\frac{1}{12}$

$=\frac{8+1}{12}$

$=\frac{9}{12}$

Dividing numerator and denominator by 3 we get:

$=\frac{3}{4}$

Therefore, they eat in all  $\frac{3}{4}$ of the pizza.