Question

Sneha has $\frac{5}{4}$ of a pizza. She takes $\frac{1}{4}$ of a pizza from Lucky. How much pizza does she have in total?
Express your answer as a mixed fraction.

Answer 1

Given, Sneha has $\frac{5}{4}$ of a pizza. She takes $\frac{1}{4}$ pizza from Lucky.

Total amount of pizza with Sneha $=\frac{5}{4}+\frac{1}{4}=\frac{5+1}{4}=\frac{6}{4}=\frac{3}{2}\left(\text{simplified form}\right)$

Now, convert $\frac{3}{2}$ into a mixed number by long division as follows,


$\therefore \frac{3}{2}\text{can be written as}\text{quotient}\frac{\text{remainder}}{\text{divisor}}i.e.1\frac{1}{2}$

Hence,
$\text{Sneha has}1\frac{1}{2}\text{of pizzas}.$