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At a party, 5 people are sharing 1/2 of a pizza. What equal size portion does each person get? Please explain

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1/10

Explanation:

5 people have 1/2 of a pizza to share among themselves. They all want an equal portion, so we have to divide 1/2 by 5 in order to determine what fraction of the pizza they will all get.

1/2 / 5 = 1/10

To get this, remember the rule when dividing fractions. Change the second number to be a reciprocal of itself (flip the top number to be the bottom number, and vice versa) and then multiply the two fractions together. 5 is the same thing as 5/1, so the reciprocal of 5/1 is 1/5. To multiply two fractions, multiply the top numbers and the bottom numbers separately.

1/2 * 1/5 = 1/10

Hope this helps.

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