CPM Homework Help : CC1MN Problem 8-41

Multiple Choice: If a pizza is split evenly among $3$ people, which of the following is the most accurate description of the amount of the whole pizza each person should receive? Explain your choice.

$0.33$

$\frac { 1 } { 3 }$

$33.3\%$

Hint:

Megan and her dad split a pizza evenly into three pieces.
Megan ate one of the pieces and her dad had two.
The portion that Megan's dad ate is most accurately described below.

$\frac{2}{3}$

Rather than a percent or decimal, the fraction has no remainder or repeating digits.

Answer:

The answer to this question is B.

$\frac{1}{3}$

Make sure you explain your answer!