Four friends are sharing a pizza. One friend eats half of the pizza. The other three friends equally divide the rest among themselves. What portion of the pizza does each of the other three friends receive?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: After one friend eats half of the pizza, the remaining half is divided equally among the three other friends. Each of the three friends receives 1/3 of the remaining half, not 1/6. Therefore, the correct answer is 1/3 of 1/2, which is 1/6 of the total pizza. The incorrect choices are:
B. 1/3 - This is the correct portion of the remaining pizza each friend receives, not 1/3.
C. 1/4 - This is not the accurate portion each friend receives after the first friend eats half of the pizza.
D. 1/6 - This is the portion of the total pizza each friend receives, not the portion each friend receives after the initial half is consumed.