Three friends share a pizza divided into eights. If each person eats one slice, how many more slices must be eaten so that 1/2 of the pizza remains?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
8/2 = 4
4 - 3 = ?
To solve this problem, we need to determine how many slices are in a whole pizza and then subtract the number of slices that the three friends have already eaten.
A pizza divided into eights means that there are 8 equal slices in total.
If each person eats one slice, the three friends will have already eaten 3 slices together.
To find out how many more slices need to be eaten so that 1/2 of the pizza remains, we can subtract the number of slices already eaten from the total number of slices in the pizza.
Total number of slices in the pizza = 8
Number of slices already eaten = 3
Remaining slices = Total slices - Eaten slices
Remaining slices = 8 - 3
Remaining slices = 5
So, 5 more slices must be eaten so that 1/2 of the pizza remains.
Answer: C. 3