Question

Mia has 1/2 of a pizza. She divides it equally among 4 people. Which model shows the fraction of a whole pizza each person gets ?

Answer 1

Each person gets
`(1)/(8)` of whole pizza

Solution:

Given that Mia has
`(1)/(2)` of a pizza

She divides it equally among 4 people

To find: Fraction of a whole pizza each person gets

From statement,

`(1)/(2)` of pizza is divided equally among 4 people

Therefore, to find the fraction of whole pizza each person gets, we can divide the
`(1)/(2)` by 4 people

`\text{fraction each person gets } = ((1)/(2))/(4)\\\\\text{fraction each person gets } = (1)/(2) * (1)/(4)\\\\\text{fraction each person gets } = (1)/(8)`

Thus each person gets
`(1)/(8)` of whole pizza