Question

A pizza is cut into 8 pieces. Annu ate one piece. What part of pizza was eaten by Annu?
a) \[\dfrac{1}{4}\]
b) \[\dfrac{1}{8}\]
c) \[\dfrac{2}{4}\]
d) \[\dfrac{3}{4}\]

Answer 1

HINT: Before solving this question, we must know about Fractions.
FRACTIONS: A fraction simply tells us how many parts of a whole we have. A fraction has 2 parts: numerator and denominator.

Complete step-by-step answer:

The denominator tells us about the number of parts in which a whole is divided.

The numerator tells us about the number of parts we have.

For example:-

This square is divided into four parts. So, four will be the denominator.

We can see that the number of parts that are shaded in this square is 3. So, 3 will be the numerator.

This fraction will be written as \[\dfrac{3}{4}\] and pronounced as ‘3 upon 4’.

Let us now solve this question.

The pizza is distributed into 8 pieces.

Therefore, 8 will be the denominator because it tells us about the number of parts in which a whole is divided.

Now, Annu ate 1 slice of the pizza.

So, 1 will be the numerator as it tells us about the number of parts Annu has.

Therefore, the part of pizza that was eaten by Annu is \[\dfrac{1}{8}\] .

Hence, the correct option is (b) \[\dfrac{1}{8}\] .

NOTE: There is another way of pronouncing a fraction.
Say, \[\dfrac{3}{4}\] . We can also say it as ‘three by four’.
One must do all the calculations in this question very carefully.
Also not only in this question, the students must be very careful while solving any such questions as if there is any mistake in the calculus, then the answer can come out to be wrong.