Question

Mr.Caldwell has 10 full size pizzas and half of another one.He wants to share the pizza with 8 of students. Mr.Caldwell doesn't want any pizza.How much pizza did will each student get?

Answer 1

Answer: $1\ \text{Pizza}\ \text{and}\ \dfrac{5}{16}\ \text{pizza}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Mr. Caldwell has 10 full pizzas and half of another one

he wants to distribute it in among 8 of his students

Total pizzas are $10+\frac{1}{2}=\frac{21}{2}$

So, each student gets

$\Rightarrow \dfrac{\dfrac{21}{2}}{8}\\\\\Rightarrow \dfrac{21}{16}\ \text{or}\ 1\dfrac{5}{16}$

that is 1 pizza and five-sixteenth part of a pizza.