Use the Table that shows the weights of three sizes of pizza.Extra Large Pizza - 6 1/2Medium Pizza - 3 1/4Small Pizza - 1 5/8how many times as heavy is the extra large pizza than the small pizza?how many times as heavier is the medium pizza than the small pizza?
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Answer:Part 1: 4 times heavyPart 2: 2 times heavyStep-by-step explanation:Part 1:We need to divide the weight of extra large by weight of small to get our answer.Let's first convert to improper fraction:6 1/2 = 13/21 5/8 = 13/8Now,[tex]\frac{\frac{13}{2}}{\frac{13}{8}}=\frac{13}{2}*\frac{8}{13}=4[/tex]extra large pizza is 4 times as heavy as small pizzaPart 2:Similar to part 1. Let's convert medium to improper fraction:3 1/4 = 13/4Now,[tex]\frac{\frac{13}{4}}{\frac{13}{8}}=\frac{13}{4}*\frac{8}{13}\\=2[/tex]Medium pizza is 2 times heavier than small pizza