Question

Teagan believes she can use a division expression to find the amount of pizza each of 6 friends will eat if they share Four-fifths of a pizza.
Which statement best explains why Teagan is correct or incorrect?


Teagan is correct in using a division expression because Four-fifths is less than 1.


Teagan is correct in using a division expression because the question is about splitting a value into equal parts.


Teagan is incorrect in using a division expression because the term "of" in a math problem implies multiplication.


Teagan is incorrect in using a division expression because the total amount of pizza eaten is unknown.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option (b)

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that,

Total no of friends are 6

The share of each friend is 4/5

Pizza eaten by each friend is equal to the total pizza eaten divided by total no of friends. It can be given by :

$=\dfrac{\dfrac{4}{5}}{6}\\\\=\dfrac{4}{5}\times \dfrac{1}{6}\\\\=\dfrac{2}{15}$

It means that Teagan is correct in using a division expression because the question is about splitting a value into equal parts.  Hence, the correct option is (b).