Question
Grayson's family is making 4 pizzas for dinner. They have
1
2
of a pound of shredded cheese and put an equal amount on each pizza. How many pounds of cheese do they put on each pizza?
Write your answer as a fraction or a whole number.
1
2
of a pound of shredded cheese and put an equal amount on each pizza. How many pounds of cheese do they put on each pizza?
Write your answer as a fraction or a whole number.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find out how much cheese Grayson's family puts on each pizza, we need to divide the total amount of cheese by the number of pizzas.
The total amount of shredded cheese is \( \frac{1}{2} \) pound, and they are making 4 pizzas.
To calculate the amount of cheese on each pizza, we perform the division:
\[
\text{Amount of cheese per pizza} = \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{4}
\]
Dividing by 4 is equivalent to multiplying by \( \frac{1}{4} \):
\[
\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{4} = \frac{1 \times 1}{2 \times 4} = \frac{1}{8}
\]
Therefore, they put \( \frac{1}{8} \) pound of cheese on each pizza.
The total amount of shredded cheese is \( \frac{1}{2} \) pound, and they are making 4 pizzas.
To calculate the amount of cheese on each pizza, we perform the division:
\[
\text{Amount of cheese per pizza} = \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{4}
\]
Dividing by 4 is equivalent to multiplying by \( \frac{1}{4} \):
\[
\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{4} = \frac{1 \times 1}{2 \times 4} = \frac{1}{8}
\]
Therefore, they put \( \frac{1}{8} \) pound of cheese on each pizza.