The principal ordered four pizzas for the twelve students of the month. If each pizza has 8 pieces, what is the ratio of pieces of pizza to students of the month? Reduce your answer to lowest terms.

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Responses

8:3
8:3

1:3
1:3

3:8
3:8

21:12

Answer 1

The total number of pieces of pizza available is 4 pizzas x 8 pieces per pizza = 32 pieces of pizza. And since there are 12 students of the month, the ratio of pieces of pizza to students of the month is 32 : 12, which can be reduced to 8:3. Therefore, the answer is 8:3, which is the first option.