Question

You have 3­ 2/3 pizzas. You divide them equally between 2 friends. Each friend gets ___ pizzas.

A). 4/3
B). 11/6
C). 5/6

Answer 1

4/3 x 2 is equal to 2 2/3 so not a. 11/6 x 2 is equal to 3 4/6 or 3 2/3

Answer 2

3 2/3 of Pizza ==> 11/3 Pizza.


divide them by 2==> (11/3)/2. To divide a fraction by a given number, you multiply the 1st one by the inverse of the 2nd. So 2 inverse is 1/2
Now you multiply 11/3 x 1/2 =11/6 B Answer

(note: to multiply 2 fractions, you multiply their denominator as well as their denominator, For your info any number has a denominator of 1, even if wee do not write it)