Question

Jose ordered a pizza for his friends. The pizza was divided into 7 equal slices and 5 of his friends decided to share 3 slices among themselves. What fraction of the pizza did each of his 5 friends eat?

• A. $\frac{7}{15}$
• B. $\frac{15}{7}$
• C. $\frac{3}{5}$
• D. $\frac{3}{35}$

Answer 1

The correct option is D $\frac{3}{35}$

Number of slices of pizza = 7
Number of friends = 5
5 of Jose’s friends shared 3 slices of pizza.
$\Rightarrow$ Fraction of the pizza that each of the 5 friends ate $=\frac{3}{7}÷5=\frac{3}{7}÷\frac{5}{1}=\frac{3}{7}\times \frac{1}{5}=\frac{3}{35}$
Therefore, each of the 5 friends ate $\frac{3^{th}}{35}$ fraction of that pizza.