Question

Mrs. Wilson, a sixth grade math teacher, is grading papers. When she gets to the question about how 4 brothers can equally split a pizza if the pizza has 16 slices, she notices two students worked the problem different from her answer key.

Student 1 computed the number of slices each brother could have by dividing 16 by 4 like this:
16 ÷ 4 = 4


Student 2 multiplied 16 by like this:


Mrs. Wilson's answer key shows the problem computed as = 4. Which student(s), if either, is/are correct? Explain.

Answer 1

Student 1 Is correct because if you divide 16 by 4 all of the brothers will get a even amount of pizzas.

Answer 2

The first he first student is right because when you divide 16 by 4, all the brothers get the same and equal amount