Question

Ten students share 8 pieces of poster board equally. What fraction of a piece of board does each student get?

Answer 1

Each student gets four fifths `(80%)` of a piece of posterboard.

Explanation:

`8` pieces of posterboard is divided between `10` students.

"eight divided by 10"
`color(white)(m)` `8          -:          10`

`8 -: 10` is the same as `(8)/(10)`

Reduce the fraction to lowest terms
`color(white)(mmm` `(8)/(10) =` `(4)/(5)` `larr` answer