A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices and Riya eats 3 of them. What fraction of the pizza did she eat?

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A $\frac{3}{8}$
B $\frac{8}{3}$
C $\frac{5}{8}$
D $\frac{3}{5}$

Step-by-Step Solution

The whole is divided into 8 equal parts and Riya took 3, so she ate 3 out of

8 = \frac{3}{8}

of the pizza.

Answer: A)

\frac{3}{8}

Key idea: Reading a fraction

A fraction a/b says: the whole is split into b equal parts, and we are talking about a of them. So 3/8 means: divide the whole into 8 equal parts, take 3 of them. The two equal parts is what makes it a fraction — three slices of an unevenly cut cake do not give you 3/8. The denominator must always be a positive whole number. The numerator can be 0, equal to the denominator (giving 1), greater than the denominator, or less than it.

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