Question

If Polly decides to cut the extra-large pizza into 12 equal slices, how much of the pizza is 2 slices in decimal form?

Answer 1

One way to approach this problem is to divide the whole pizza into 12 equal parts, and then count how many of those parts make up 2 slices. Since 1 slice is 1/12 of the whole pizza, 2 slices would be:

2 slices = 2/12 of the pizza

Simplifying this fraction by dividing numerator and denominator by 2, we get:

2 slices = 1/6 of the pizza

Therefore, 2 slices of the extra-large pizza is equal to 0.166666... (repeating) or approximately 0.17 in decimal form.