Question

James buys 14 apple pies. He gives 5 apple pie to his family and cuts the rest into equal slices to give to his friends. If each slice is 1/6 of a pie, how many slices of apple pie does he give to his family?

Answer 1

The number of slice of apple pie gave to his friend =
`(5)/(6)`

Explanation:

Given as :

The total apple pies bought by James = 14

The number of apple pie given to family = 5

So, The number of pie given to his friends = 14 - 5 = 9

Let the pie given to friends is cut into equal slices = x

So, x =
`(1)/(6)` of 14

Or, x =
`(7)/(3)`

∵ From 14 apple pie, the number of slices make is
`(7)/(3)`

∴ From 5 apple pie, the number of slices make is
`((7* 5)/(3* 14))`

Hence The number of slice of apple pie gave to his friend =
`(5)/(6)` Answer