Mark and his friends order two pizzas of the same size. • The first pizza is cut into 6 slices of equal size. • The second pizza is cut into 4 slices of equal size. Each person plans to take 2 slices of pizza. Mark concludes that he would get more pizza by taking 1 slice from each pizza, instead of 2 slices from the first pizza. Explain why Mark is correct. Be sure to include a number comparison using > or < in your explanation. Level 4

Mark and his friends order two pizzas of the same size. • The first pizza is cut into 6 slices of equal size. • The second pizza is cut into 4 slices of equal size. Each person plans to take 2 slices of pizza. Mark concludes that he would get more pizza by taking 1 slice from each pizza, instead of 2 slices from the first pizza. Explain why Mark is correct. Be sure to include a number comparison using > or < in your explanation. Level 4

PREALGEBRA

15th Edition

ISBN:9781938168994

Author:OpenStax

Publisher:OpenStax

Chapter4: Fractions

Section4.2: Multiply And Divide Fractions

Problem 174E: Rafael wanted to order half a medium pizza at a restaurant. The waiter told him that a medium pizza...

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