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  • 03-04-2019
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Three people share half a pizza evenly. What fractional part of the original pizza does each one get?

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  • 14-04-2019

Answer:

The fractional part of the original pizza is  [tex]\frac{1}{6}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x-----> the original pizza (complete pizza)

we know that

Half a pizza represent ------> [tex]\frac{x}{2}[/tex]

Divide half a pizza by three people

[tex](\frac{x}{2})/3=\frac{x}{6}[/tex]

therefore

The fractional part of the original pizza is  [tex]\frac{1}{6}[/tex]

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