A group of 7 friends are sharing an order of 5 pizzas. Each pizza is cut into 8 slices. Explain how you could use different fractions to describe the amount of pizza each friend gets.
8*5 / 7
5/7 * 8
Well, since we have 5 pizzas, we know that each pizza has 8 slices. So, there are a total of 40 pizza slices to go around, right? Now, let's divide that up amongst our 7 hungry friends.
Now, if we want to use different fractions to describe how much pizza each friend gets, we can have some fun with it! For example, we can say that each friend gets 5/35 (which is the same as 1/7) of the total pizza. This means they would get 5 out of the 40 slices.
Alternatively, we could get a little cheeky and say that each friend gets 10/70 (equivalent to 1/7) of the pizza, which would be 10 slices out of the 40. But don't worry, I'm sure they won't question the math!
Basically, we can use any fraction that represents a portion of the total slices, as long as it's equal for each friend. Just remember, pizza is a serious matter – even when we're clowning around with fractions!
To determine the fraction of pizza each friend gets, we can divide the total number of slices by the number of friends. In this case, we have 5 pizzas, and each pizza is cut into 8 slices. Therefore, there are a total of 5 x 8 = 40 slices.
Now, let's distribute these 40 slices evenly among the 7 friends to find the fraction of pizza each friend gets.
Step 1: Convert the total number of slices (40) into a fraction with a denominator of 1.
40/1
Step 2: Divide this fraction by the number of friends (7).
40/1 ÷ 7 = 40/1 x 1/7
Step 3: Simplify the fraction.
40/1 x 1/7 = 40/7
So, each friend gets 40/7 slices of pizza. This can also be expressed as a mixed fraction, which is 5 and 5/7 or as a decimal, which is approximately 5.71 slices.
To determine the amount of pizza each friend gets, we need to divide the total number of slices of pizza by the number of friends.
In this case, we have 5 pizzas, and each pizza is cut into 8 slices. So, the total number of slices of pizza available is 5 x 8 = 40.
To calculate the amount of pizza each friend gets, we divide the total number of slices by the number of friends. In this case, we have 7 friends.
40 slices of pizza divided by 7 friends gives us a quotient of 5 with a remainder of 5.
Now, let's explore different fractions that we can use to describe the amount of pizza each friend gets:
1. If we want to describe the situation without considering the remainder, each friend gets 5/7 (five-sevenths) of a pizza.
2. However, if we take the remainder into account, we divide the remaining 5 slices among the friends. In this case, each friend will get an additional 5/7 x 1/5 (five-sevenths multiplied by one-fifth) of a pizza slice.
So, the total amount of pizza each friend gets is 5/7 + 5/7 x 1/5.
Simplifying the expression, we have:
5/7 + 5/35 = 35/35 + 5/35 = 40/35
Therefore, each friend gets approximately 1 and 5/7 (one and five-sevenths) slices of pizza.