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Write a real word problem that involves dividing a decimal by a whole number

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There is 75% of a pizza and there are 3 siblings who want to eat it for lunch. They divide what they have of the pizza evenly among themselves. In terms of a whole pizza, what percent did each sibling get.

This question would mean dividing 75% or .75 by 3 which would mean each person got 25% or .25 of what would be a whole pizza.
So while each person would get .33 of the current sized pizza (.75) in terms of a whole pizza it would be .25

I hope this makes sense! Sorry if I over explained it.
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