2012 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 4
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Problem
Peter's family ordered a 12-slice pizza for dinner. Peter ate one slice and shared another slice equally with his brother Paul. What fraction of the pizza did Peter eat?
Solution 1
Peter ate slices. The pizza has slices total. Taking the ratio of the amount of slices Peter ate to the amount of slices in the pizza, we find that Peter ate of the pizza.
Solution 2
Another way of doing this question is adding the slices separately. When Peter splits a slice of pizza into two, the equation is 1/2 of 1/12. The answer for the split half a piece, is 1/24. Adding by 1/12 is the answer which is 1/8 of the pizza. ~SmartGrowth
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