Question

Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Prince shared a pie. Mrs. Wright ate ( 3)/(8) of the pie and Mrs. Prince ate ( 2)/(4) of the pie. How much pie was not eaten? Show your work.

Answer 1

After converting fractions to a common denominator, the sum of the portions eaten by Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Prince is (7/8) of the pie. Therefore, the unaen portion is the remainder, which is (1/8) of the pie.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question involves determining how much pie was not eaten after Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Prince shared a pie, with Mrs. Wright having eaten (3/8) of the pie and Mrs. Prince having eaten (2/4), which simplifies to (1/2), of the pie. To find the uneaten portion, we must first find the total amount eaten by both Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Prince and then subtract this from the whole pie.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Convert Mrs. Prince's portion from 2/4 to 1/2 for simplicity.
2. Add Mrs. Wright's portion (3/8) and Mrs. Prince's portion (1/2) together. To do this, find a common denominator, which is 8. So, (1/2) becomes (4/8).
3. Add the fractions: (3/8) + (4/8) = (7/8).
4. Subtract the total eaten portion from the whole pie: 1 - (7/8) = (1/8).

Therefore, (1/8) of the pie was not eaten.