Question

Jennifer is ordering a pizza at Lombardi's Pizzeria to share with her friends. She only has enough money to

purchase 1 pizza, but she can divide it into as many slices as she would like. She is not sure how many people will
be eating it, but she knows it will be either 3 or 4, including herself. In order to ensure everyone gets an equal
number of slices, what is the minimum number of slices the pizza should be divided into?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
E. 12

Answer 1

Answer: B. 4

Explanation:

Hi, to answer this question we have to analyze the information given.

She only has enough money to purchase 1 pizza.

He can divide it into as many slices as she would like.

The number of people that will be eating will be either 3 or 4, including herself.

So, to ensure that everyone gets an equal number of slices she has to divide the pizza into 4 slices, because the worst case scenario is that 4 people (including herself) will be eating.

1/4 of pizza for each one.

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