At Priya's birthday party, Group A ate 3/8 of a pizza and Group B ate 5/12 of the same pizza. The leftover pizza was shared equally among 3 teachers. What fraction of the whole pizza did each teacher receive?
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Step 1: Add the fractions eaten by both groups.
3/8 + 5/12
LCD of 8 and 12 = 24
3/8 = 9/24 and 5/12 = 10/24
9/24 + 10/24 = 19/24
Step 2: Find the remaining fraction.
1 - 19/24 = 24/24 - 19/24 = 5/24
Step 3: Share the remainder equally among 3 teachers.
5/24 / 3 = 5/24 x 1/3 = 5/72
Final Answer: Each teacher received 5/72 of the whole pizza.
Correct answer: 5/72
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