Question

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? 1/3 1/4 1/6 1/5

Explanation:

Step1: Find the remaining pizza

The total pizza is considered as 1. One friend eats half, so the remaining pizza is $1 - \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{2}$.

Step2: Divide the remaining pizza among three friends

We need to divide $\frac{1}{2}$ equally among 3 friends. So each friend gets $\frac{1}{2} \div 3 = \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{3} = \frac{1}{6}$.

Answer:

1/6 (corresponding to the option with 1/6)