2012 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 4

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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?

$\textbf{(A)}\hspace{.05in}\frac{1}{24}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\hspace{.05in}\frac{1}{12}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\hspace{.05in}\frac{1}8\qquad\textbf{(D)}\hspace{.05in}\frac{1}6\qquad\textbf{(E)}\hspace{.05in}\frac{1}4$