document.write( "Question 214400: Four people buy a large pizza of (X) pieces. If they split it evenly, how many pieces will each eat?\r
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document.write( "My question to this is not the answer=x/4, but why can't it be 4/x? Why does it have to be a certain way. I am confused!!! Help ... \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #161938 by Earlsdon(6294) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Would you agree that if the pizza had been cut into 12 equal-sized pieces and then divided evenly among four people, that each person would get three pieces? \n" ); document.write( "You get the answer to this by dividing the number of pieces (12) by the number of people (4): \n" ); document.write( "If the number of pieces into which the pizza has been divided is not known (x) and there are four people sharing the pizza, then each person would get: \n" ); document.write( "The number of pieces into which the pizza has been cut divided by the number of people sharing the pizza. |