Question

A pizza has a total of $6$ equal pieces. $5$ pieces are distributed equally among $6$ people. The fraction of the pizza a person gets is $\frac{5}{6}\times \frac{1}{6}$. Find the fraction of the total pizza each person will get.

• A. $\frac{5}{36}$
• B. $\frac{6}{36}$
• C. $\frac{5}{12}$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $\frac{5}{36}$


Fraction of the total pizza each person will get $=\frac{1}{6}\times \frac{5}{6}$
$=\frac{1\times 5}{6\times 6}$
$=\frac{5}{36}$