Four friends are sharing a pizza. One friend eats half of the pizza. The other three friends equally divide the rest among themselves. What portion of the pizza did each of the other three friends receive?
A.
1/6
B.
1/3
C.
¼
D.
1/5
If one friend eats half of the pizza, then the remaining half is to be divided among the other three friends.
To find out what portion of the pizza each of the other three friends receives:
- The remaining portion of the pizza is 12\frac{1}{2}21.
- This remaining portion is divided equally among the three friends.
So each friend receives:
12÷3=12×13=16\frac{1}{2} \div 3 = \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{3} = \frac{1}{6}21÷3=21×31=61
Thus, each of the other three friends received:
A. 1/6