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 $\frac{1}{8}$ of whole pizza

Solution:

Given that Mia has $\frac{1}{2}$ of a pizza

She divides it equally among 4 people

To find: Fraction of a whole pizza each person gets

From statement,

$\frac{1}{2}$ of pizza is divided equally among 4 people

Therefore, to find the fraction of whole pizza each person gets, we can divide the $\frac{1}{2}$ by 4 people

$\text{fraction each person gets } = \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{4}\\\\\text{fraction each person gets } = \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{4}\\\\\text{fraction each person gets } = \frac{1}{8}$

Thus each person gets $\frac{1}{8}$ of whole pizza