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Orlando and Daisy ordered a pizza for lunch. Orlando ate 1/2 of the pizza, and Daisy ate 3/8 of the pizza. What fraction of the pizza did they eat together?

Answer 1

Ethan Adkins

#7/8#

The total amount they consumed together is equal to the sum of the fractions they consumed separately.

#rArr1/2+3/8" is what they ate together"#

We must convert the fractions to the same denominators in order to add them.

#rArr1/2=(1xx4)/(2xx4)=4/8#

Consequently, the portion of the pizza that they ate was "4/8+3/8=7/8."

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Answer 2

Jameson Allen

Orlando and Daisy ate ( \frac{1}{2} + \frac{3}{8} = \frac{4}{8} + \frac{3}{8} = \frac{7}{8} ) of the pizza together.

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