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One teacher wants to give each student 2/3 of a slice of pizza . If the teacher has 4 slices of pizza how many students will receive a slice of pizza

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Answer: 6 students

Explanation:

The teacher wants to give each student 2/3 of a slice of pizza but only has 4 slices to give.

If each student gets 2/3 out of 4 slices, the number of students receiving will be:

= Slices / proportion per slice

= 4 / 2/3

= 4 * 3/2

= 12/2

= 6 students

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