Question

Justin cuts 12 slices of bread. He splits them evenly among p plates. Write an expression that shows how many slices are on each plate.

Answer 1

The expression for number of slices on each plate of Justin is
`(12)/(p)`

Solution:

Given, Justin cuts 12 slices of bread.

He splits them evenly among p plates.

We have to write an expression that shows how many slices are on each plate.

Let the number of slices of bread on each plate will be n.

Now, we know that, number of slice pieces of bread on each plate will be number of slices available divided by number of plates

So, in our problem, number of slices on each plate
`=\frac{\text {number of bread slices}}{\text {number of plates}}`

`n = (12)/(p)`

hence, the expression for number of slices on each plate is
`(12)/(p)`