Question

There are 12 pieces of pie that are going to be split between 5 people. How many slices of pie does each person get? Choose the correct answer from the choices below.

2 5⁄6 pieces of pie per person

2 2⁄3 pieces of pie per person

2 3⁄4 pieces of pie per person

2 2⁄5 pieces of pie per person

2 1⁄4 pieces of pie per person

Answer 1

2.4 (2 2/5) pieces of pie per person.

Explanation:

All that is needed to be done is simple division. Take your pieces of pie, (12) and divided it by the amount of people (5). This will give you 2.4. This can be turned into 24/10, and can be simplified twice. First to 12/5, then to 2 2/5.

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