SOLUTION: A large pizza at Pizzas4Less has 12 slices. Jeremiah ate 1 over 6 of the pizza and his brother Jessie ate 1 fourth of the pizza. How many slices of pizza are left?

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Question 1164878: A large pizza at Pizzas4Less has 12 slices. Jeremiah ate 1 over 6 of the pizza and his brother Jessie ate 1 fourth of the pizza. How many slices of pizza are left?



Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/6 of the pizza is (1/6)*12 or 2 slices
1/4 is 3 pieces
There will be 7 pieces left.