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How many people get 1/6 of a pizza?
3 pizzas, 1/6 of a pizza each: how many people get a share?
Today you'll discover
- how fraction circles show division
- how many sixths are in 3 pizzas
- how to check the answer
Think first3 pizzas, and a share of 1/6
There are 3 pizzas. Each person gets 1/6 of a pizza. How many people get a share?
Decide first, then press Next. One slice is one person's share.
3 pizzas drawn as circles, with one slice of 1/6 drawn apart. Each circle is cut into 6 equal slices, marked 6 sixths under it, then the slices numbered 1 to 18, with 3 ÷ 1/6 = 18 underneath. The last step shows 2 pizzas and a share of 1/8.
See the whole ideathe big idea and the key word, in one place
The big idea
3 pizzas ÷ 1/6 of a pizza = 18 shares, so 18 people each get a slice.
Compare them3 pizzas shared among 6 people: 3 ÷ 6, half a pizza each. 3 pizzas in shares of 1/6: 3 ÷ 1/6, 18 people.
Key word
- fraction circle
- a circle cut into equal slices, used to show fractions of a whole
Ready to use it?
- Solve a sharing story that divides by a unit fraction.