Question

$\text{A pizza costing}\$\frac{40}{3}\text{is divided into 8 equal slices.}\text{The cost of each slice is given by}$

• A. Equation A
• B. Equation B
• C. Equation C
• D. Equation D

Answer 1

The correct option is D Equation D

$\text{Cost of the whole pizza}=\$\frac{40}{3}$

$\text{Number of equal slices of the pizza}=8$

$⟹\text{Cost of each slice of the pizza}=\$\frac{40}{3}÷8$

$\text{Calculating}\frac{40}{3}÷8\text{using the}keep-change-flip\text{method, we get}:$


$\text{Calculating}\frac{40}{3}\times \frac{1}{8}\text{, we get:}$

$\frac{40}{3}\times \frac{1}{8}=\frac{40\times 1}{3\times 8}=\frac{40}{24}=\frac{5}{3}$

$⟹\text{Cost of each slice of the pizza}=\$\frac{5}{3}$

$\therefore \text{The cost of each slice of the pizza}$ $\text{is given by:}$

$EquationD:\frac{40}{3}÷8=\frac{5}{3}$