dividing frractioms by word problem

Question

tommy and his two friends split 5/6 of pizza evenly. What fraction of a pizza did each person get.

(Be sure to incclude tommy).

A. 5/18

B. 3 3/5

C. 5/12

D. 2 2/5

Answer 1

Hi Nicole,

There are 3 people in this problem who will be receiving the same amount of pizza. Since we are starting with 5/6, we can divide by 3 to determine how much each person will receive. (Remember to multiply by the reciprocal of a fractional divisor).

5 ÷ 3 = 5 • 1 = 5

6 6 3 18

Each person will receive 5 of the pizza. The correct choice is letter A.

18