Hernando's calculations are not correct.
He initially ate \( \frac{2}{8} \) of the pizza, which means the remaining pizza was:
\[ 1 - \frac{2}{8} = \frac{8}{8} - \frac{2}{8} = \frac{6}{8} \]
This is the amount of pizza he had left to share with his friends. Now, he has 6 friends, so he should divide \( \frac{6}{8} \) by 6 to find out how much each friend gets:
\[ \frac{6}{8} \div 6 = \frac{6}{8} \times \frac{1}{6} = \frac{6 \times 1}{8 \times 6} = \frac{6}{48} = \frac{1}{8} \]
The calculations Hernando performed seem confusing because he stated "6" but didn't use the remaining pizza correctly. He should have correctly calculated:
\[ \frac{6}{8} \div 6 \]
This simplifies to \( \frac{1}{8} \). So, while Hernando did reach the right conclusion in the end about each friend getting \( \frac{1}{8} \) of the pizza, his explanation of the division process was incorrect.
Thus, the correct statement is:
No, they are not correct. Hernando should have divided \( \frac{6}{8} \) by 6, not just stated "6 divided by 6."
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