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  • 24-08-2018
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Tom had 7/12 of a pizza. His little sister came along and took 2/5 of his pizza away. How much pizza does Tom have left?

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bunnymarshmarloykw47
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  • 24-08-2018
To find the answer,we can first calculate how much her sister took away by multiplying the original amount he has to the amount her sister took.

Her sister has:
7/12×2/5
=7/30

We can then find the amount of pizza left by deducting the pizza he has to the answer we found above:

7/12-7/30
=35/60- 14/60
=21/60
=7/20

Therefore he has 7/20 of a pizza left.

An alternative way to find the answer:
7/12×(1-2/5)
=7/12×3/5
=7/20

Hope it helps!
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