Answer:
[tex]\dfrac{15}{8}=1\frac78\;\sf pizza[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
To find out how much pizza there is in total, we need to multiply the fraction of pizza in one box by the number of boxes.
Given that each box contains 5/8 of a pizza, and there are 3 boxes then:
[tex]\textsf{Total pizza} = \textsf{Fraction of pizza per box} \times \textsf{Number of boxes} \\\\\\\textsf{Total pizza} = \dfrac{5}{8} \times 3 \\\\\\\textsf{Total pizza} = \dfrac{5 \times 3}{8}\\\\\\\textsf{Total pizza} = \dfrac{15}{8}[/tex]
Since 15/8 is an improper fraction, we can express it as a mixed number:
[tex]\dfrac{15}{8} = \dfrac{8+7}{8}=\dfrac{8}{8}+\dfrac{7}{8}=1 \frac{7}{8}[/tex]
So, there is 15/8 of pizza in total, or 1 ⁷/₈ pizzas.
