Question

Ms. Phillips ordered 56 pizzas for a school fundraiser. Of the pizzas ordered, 27 of them were pepperoni, 19 were cheese, and the rest were veggie pizzas. What fraction of the pizzas were veggie?

Answer 1

the fraction of veggie pizza is

56-27+19/56

therefore fraction =10/56

=5/28

Answer 2

let no.of veggies be x

27+19+x/56=1

27+19+x=56

46+x=56

x=10

no.of veggies=10

then the fraction is 10/56....