Jake was so hungry! There was 3/4 of pizza leftovers from last night. He ate 2/3 of it. How much of the whole pizza did he eat?

Answer 1

3/4 times 2/3 = 1/2 of the pizza

(3/4)(2/3) = (3)(2)/(4)(3) = 6/12 = 1/2

if you multiply the numerators together, and the denominators together,

then divide 6 into 12 to get 2

or (3/4)(2/3) = 2/4 = 1/2

if you cancel the 3's in numerator and denominator

then divide 2 into 4 to get 2