Question

Dennis and his 2 friends ordered Pizza. The pizza is divided into 6 slices. What fraction of the total pizza would each person get?

• A. $\frac{2}{3}$
• B. $\frac{3}{3}$
• C. $\frac{1}{3}$
• D. $\frac{3}{2}$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $\frac{1}{3}$

$\underset{–}{ConceptUsed}$:
Pieces of pizza that each person would get
$=\frac{Totalpieces}{Totalpersons}$


$\underset{–}{Method}$:
Total number of slices = 6
Number of persons = 3 (Dennis + his 2 friends)
$\therefore$ Number of slices that each person would get
$=\frac{6}{3}=2$
Fraction that each person would get
$=\frac{2}{6}=\frac{1}{3}$ of the total fraction of the Pizza