Question

Adrian is throwing a pizza party. He has 4 pounds of cheese available and he needs 1/2 pound of cheese to make each pizza. How many pizzas can he make?

Answer 1

He can make 8 pizzas because 4 x 1/2 is 8

Answer 2

Answer:

He can make 8 pizzas

Step-by-step explanation:

Each pizza needs 1/2 a pound of cheese

In total he has 4 pounds of cheese

If he has 4 pounds that he can use and uses 1/2 a pound of cheese, then we can form an equation 4 pounds divided by 1/2 a pound should give us how many pizzas he can make

When dividing a whole number by a fraction, convert the division symbol to a multiplication symbol and reciprocate the number after the symbol.

4÷1/2 changes to 4×2/1

You can now work out from there. 4x2 is 8/1

8 divided by 1 is 1

Hence he can make 8 pizzas