Four friends are sharing a pizza. One friend eats half of the pizza. The other three friends equally divide the rest among themselves. What portion of the pizza did each of the other three friends receive?

A. 1/6

B. 1/3

C. ¼

D. 1/5

Answer Explanation:

What fraction of the pizza the other three friends get is what is asked to find.

First, the pizza is whole, representing a value of 1. Then, one friend ate half of the pizza. Thun, the fraction of the pizza the friend gets is:

First friend eats =1/2 of 1=1/2

Remaining fraction of the pizza=1-1/2=1/2

Now, the three friends share ½ amongst themselves equally. Then, each friend gets

The three friends each gets 1/6 of the pizza.

Therefore, the Correct Answer is A.

Q #1: Which of the following values is the greatest?

A. 9/2

B. 4.25

C. 10/3

D. 4.4

Answer Explanation

To find the greatest number from the given options, we first convert the decimal numbers into fractions.

4.25 becomes 425/100

4.4 becomes 44/10

Then, we find the LCM for the denominators of the given fractions. The LCM of 2, 100, 3 and 10 is 300. Now we can multiply each fraction with the LCM.

9/2*300=1350

425/100*300=1275

10/3*300=1000

44/10*300=1320

Comparing the obtained values from above, 1350 is the greatest followed by 1320, 12750, and 1000 in that order. The fraction 9/2 gave a value of 1350, which was the greatest value. Thus, 9/2 is the greatest value from the given option.

You can also convert to decimals and compare which would give you the same answer.
Q #2: How many milliliters are there in 0.5 liters?

A. 5.000

B. 50

C. 500

D. 5

Answer Explanation

We use the relation 1 L=1000 mL to convert 0.5 L to mL as follows.

Thus, 0.5 L is 500 mL.
Q #3: A macaroni and cheese recipe calls for 1/3 cup of flour for every 1 1/5 cup of milk. To make a bigger batch, the chef uses 2 cups of flour. Which of the following would be the amount of milk needed for the bigger batch?

A. 7 1/5 cups

B. 2 2/5 cups

C. 3 8/15 cups

D. 6 cups

Answer Explanation

We are being asked to find the amount of milk needed. This is a proportion problem, which compares the amount of flour to that of milk. Letting x represent the amount of milk required, we set up the proportion with flour on the numerator and amount of milk in denominator as follows:

Change the mixed fraction of 1 1/5 into improper fraction as follows

The proportion equation becomes

Cross-multiply to solve for x

As an mixed fraction, 36/5 becomes 7 1/5. Therefore, 7 1/5 cups of milk are needed to make a big batch of 2 cups.