Joe and Scott equally share a pizza.
If Scott eats 1/2 of his portion of the pizza, what fraction of the whole pizza does he eat?
1/4
(1/2) * (1/2) = ?
To find out what fraction of the whole pizza Scott eats after eating 1/2 of his portion, we need to calculate the fraction.
Let's break it down step by step:
1. Joe and Scott equally share the pizza, which means they each have 1/2 of the pizza.
2. Since Scott eats 1/2 of his portion, we need to find 1/2 of 1/2. This can be done by multiplying the numerators (1 x 1) and the denominators (2 x 2).
1/2 x 1/2 = 1/4
3. The final answer is that Scott eats 1/4 (or one-fourth) of the whole pizza.