How to Solve a Fraction Word Problem in Excel (Pizza Party Example) - Practice Workbook.xlsx

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1	Pizza Party Fraction Word Problem
2	Story Problem
3	A class reached their reading goal for the month and is being rewarded with a pizza party. Each student gets 1/4 of a pizza, and there are 21 students in the class. How many full pizzas need to be ordered, and how much pizza will be left over after each student gets their share?
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7	Given Information
8	Fraction per student	1/4	(1/4 of a pizza per student)
9	Number of students	21
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11	Calculations
12	Pizzas needed (exact)	5 1/4	Students x Fraction per student
13	Full pizzas to order	6	Round exact amount UP (can't order a partial pizza)
14	Pizza left over	3/4	Full pizzas ordered - exact pizzas needed
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16	Answers
17	How many full pizzas need to be ordered?	6
18	How much pizza will be left over?	3/4
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20	Visual Breakdown (students fed pizza-by-pizza)
21	Pizza #	Students fed by this pizza	Running total of students fed
22	1	4	4
23	2	4	8
24	3	4	12
25	4	4	16
26	5	4	20
27	6	1	21
28	Note: Each whole pizza feeds 4 students (1/4 each). The 6th pizza is split: 1/4 goes to the last student, leaving 3/4 left over.
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