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26 single-serving pizzas can be made from one batch of dough.

To determine how many single-serving pizzas can be made from an 8 2/3 pound batch of dough, we first convert the batch size into an improper fraction, which is 26/3 pounds. Since each pizza requires 1/3 pound of dough, we can divide the total amount of dough by the amount needed per pizza, yielding 26 pizzas.

A) 9

Option A is incorrect because if we only made 9 pizzas, that would require 9/3 or 3 pounds of dough. This is significantly less than the total amount of dough available (8 2/3 pounds), indicating that more pizzas can be made.

B) 20

Option B is incorrect as well. Making 20 pizzas would require 20/3 or approximately 6.67 pounds of dough. Again, this is less than the available dough, showing that the total allows for more pizzas to be produced.

C) 26

Option C is correct. When dividing the total dough of 8 2/3 pounds (or 26/3 pounds) by the dough needed for each pizza (1/3 pound), we find that the restaurant can indeed make 26 single-serving pizzas, as the math perfectly aligns.

D) 52

Option D is incorrect. Making 52 pizzas would require 52/3 or approximately 17.33 pounds of dough, which exceeds the available 8 2/3 pounds. Therefore, this option is not feasible given the amount of dough provided.

Conclusion

The correct answer is 26 single-serving pizzas, as this matches the total amount of dough available when divided by the dough required for each pizza. Options A, B, and D fail to account for the sufficient quantity of dough, while Option C accurately reflects the maximum number of pizzas that can be produced from one batch.