Question

3) Jilly is making pies for her friends, her brother snuck into the kitchen and ate half of one

of the ples. She only has 3 and a half ples left. She has 21 friends coming over.. If
each person gets an equal amount of ple, what fraction of the pie does each friend get?

Answer 1

Each friend would get 1/7th of a pie.

Explanation:

Jilly started with 4 pies, and her brother ate half of one pie, which means he ate 1/2 of a pie. So, Jilly has 3 and a half pies left, which is equal to 7/2 pies. If she wants to divide the pies equally among her 21 friends, she can divide 7/2 by 21 to find the fraction of the pie that each friend will get:

(7/2) ÷ 21 = 7/2 ÷ 21/1 = 7/2 x 1/21 = 7/42

Therefore, each friend would get 7/42 of a pie, which can be simplified to 1/6 or 1/7 (rounded to the nearest whole number). So, each friend would get 1/7th of a pie.