Mrs. Whimsey’s class is having a pizza party. If there are 16 students and 4 pizzas cut into 8 slices, what answer choice represents the fraction of one pizza each student receives? (1 point)
one-third
one-sixteenth
one-fourth
one-eighth
To find out the fraction of one pizza each student receives, we need to divide the total number of slices by the number of students.
First, we need to determine the total number of slices. Given that each pizza is cut into 8 slices, and there are 4 pizzas, the total number of slices is 8 x 4 = 32.
Next, we divide the total number of slices (32) by the number of students (16).
32 / 16 = 2
This means that each student will receive 2 slices of pizza.
To represent this as a fraction, we can write it as 2/8. However, we can simplify this fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which is 2.
2/8 reduces to 1/4.
Therefore, the answer choice that represents the fraction of one pizza each student receives is one-fourth.