Question

Jailyn has ½ of a pizza left over. She wants to share the pizza with 3 of her friends. What fraction of the original pizza will Jailyn and her 3 friends each receive?

Answer 1

Jailyn and her 3 friends will each receive 1/8 of the original pizza.

Explanation:

Given that Jailyn has ½ of a pizza left over and she is sharing that with 3 friends, it means that the left over will be divided in 4 pieces and you have to divide 1/2 by 4 to find the fraction of the original pizza that Jailyn and her 3 friends will each receive:

`(1)/(2)`÷4=
`(1)/(2)`÷
`(4)/(1)` =
`(1*1)/(2*4)` =
`(1)/(8)`

According to this, the answer is that Jailyn and her 3 friends will each receive 1/8 of the original pizza.