Three friends shared a Pizza, and each person ate their share at different times in the afternoon. If friend A came first and ate 1/4 of the pizza, and friend B ate 1/3 of what was left by friend A, how much was left for friend C?

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Finnegan Osborn

6 May, 13:27

Three friends shared a Pizza, and each person ate their share at different times in the afternoon. If friend A came first and ate 1/4 of the pizza, and friend B ate 1/3 of what was left by friend A, how much was left for friend C?

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Amira Zimmerman · Answer 1

After A ate ¼, that would leave ¾ for B, who took ⅓, that is, ¼ of the original pizza. So A and B each took a quarter, so together they took half, which was left for C. To make it easier, cut the pizza into 4 pieces of the same size. So A takes 1 piece, leaving 3 pieces. B takes a third, which is one piece. That leaves 2 pieces for C, which is half the pizza.