173k views
1 vote
How many ways can six slices of pepperoni pizza and three slices of cheese pizza be divided among five students if one of the students is a vegetarian?

1 Answer

0 votes

Answer: Vegan student gets 9/5 cheese slices

The rest of the 4 students get each: 5/5 slices of pepperoni + 1/2 slice of Pepperoni + 3/10 slice of cheese.

Explanation:

6 slices of Pepperoni + 3 slices of cheese = 9 slices total. We need to divide the slices among 5 students, 1 is vegan.

9 divided by 5 = 1 and 4/5 slices or 9/5 slices.

The 9 slices make 45/5 slices.

3 slices of cheese = 15/5 slices.

6 slices of pepperoni = 30/5 slices.

Vegan student gets 9/5 cheese slices. Leaving 6/5 slices or 12/10 slices of cheese, 12/10 divided by 4=3/10

The rest of the 4 students get each: 5/5 slices of pepperoni + 1/2 slice of Pepperoni + 3/10 slice of cheese.

5/5=10/10, 1/2=5/10, 3/10

10/10 + 5/10 + 3/10 = 18/10=9/5 slices each person.

User Andrew Andrade
by
8.7k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories