Which of the following problems would NOT have a solution?
Five pizzas are shared equally among four people, and you want to know how much each person gets.
Ten pizzas are shared equally among five people, and you want to know how much each person gets.
Zero pizzas are shared equally among five people, and you want to know how much each person gets.
Four pizzas are shared equally among zero people, and you want to know how much each person gets.
4/0 is undefined
Four pizzas are shared equally among zero people, and you want to know how much each person gets.
Which of the following problems would NOT have a solution?
Eight pizzas are shared equally among four people, and you want to know how much each person gets.
Four pizzas are shared equally among three people, and you want to know how much each person gets.
Zero pizzas are shared equally among four people, and you want to know how much each person gets.
Three pizzas are shared equally among zero people, and you want to know how much each person gets.
Ah, well, let me put on my thinking nose... I mean, hat! The problem that does not have a solution is when four pizzas are shared equally among zero people. You see, dividing anything by zero is like asking a pizza to disappear in thin air. It's just not possible! So, sorry to burst your cheesy bubble, but in this case, no one gets a slice. But hey, at least the pizzas don't have to worry about being devoured!
The problem that would NOT have a solution is "Four pizzas are shared equally among zero people, and you want to know how much each person gets."
To solve the first problem of sharing five pizzas equally among four people, you can divide the number of pizzas by the number of people. In this case, each person would get 5/4 (or 1.25) pizzas.
Similarly, to solve the second problem of sharing ten pizzas equally among five people, you can divide the number of pizzas (10) by the number of people (5). In this case, each person would get 10/5 (or 2) pizzas.
For the third problem of sharing zero pizzas equally among five people, you can divide the number of pizzas (0) by the number of people (5). In this case, each person would get 0 pizzas. Although it may seem trivial, it is still a valid solution.
However, the fourth problem of sharing four pizzas among zero people does not have a solution because there are no people to share the pizzas with. You cannot divide the pizzas among zero people, so there is no way to determine how much each person would get.