Example 2

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This time, Fred has cut the pizza into 8 slices.  He knows that there will be 4 people eating the pizza.  He knows that some of his guests eat more than others, so some people will get more slices than others.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

       
       

The gray portion represents the part of the pizza that Wilma eats.

Wilma eats 2/8 of the pizza because the pizza was cut into 8 equal slices, and she eats 2 of them.

The green portion represents the part of the pizza that Fred ate.  Since he ate the same amount as Wilma, he also ate 2/8 of the pizza.
 
 
 

       
       

The blue portion represents the part of the pizza that Betty ate.

The pizza was cut into 8 equal slices and Betty ate 1 of them.  Therefore, Betty ate 1/8 of the pizza.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

       
       

The orange portion represents the portion of the pizza that Greedy Gus eats.

Greedy Gus eats 3/8 of the pizza because the pizza was cut into 8 equal slices and gus eats 3 of them.


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