Question

A calzone is divided into 24 equal pieces. Sophie and Glenn each ate one-fourth
of the calzone on Saturday. The next​ day, Glenn ate one-sixth
of the calzone that was leftover. How many of the pieces of the original calzone ​remain? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

Answer:

10 pieces

Step-by-step explanation:

Total no. of pieces of calzone = 24

No of pieces of calzone eaten by sophie = 1/4 of Total no. of pieces of calzone  = 1/4 of 24 = (1/4)*24= 6 pieces.

No of pieces of calzone eaten by Glenn = 1/4 of Total no. of pieces of calzone  = 1/4 of 24 = (1/4)*24= 6 pieces.

Total no of pieces eaten by both of them on saturday = 12.

No of pieces of calzone left = 24-12 = 12

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No of pieces of calzone eaten by Glenn on next day = 1/6 of Total no. of pieces of calzone  left= 1/6 of 12 = (1/6)*12= 2 pieces

No of pieces of calzone left now after Glenn ate 2 of them = 12-2 = 10.

Thus 10 pieces  of original calzone are left  .