Question

Grandma made an apple pie. Josh and his brother Joe ate most of it and had 1/5 of it left. Then, three friends came over and shared the leftover pie. How much of the pie did each friend eat?

Answer 1

1/15

Explanation:

Total pie = x

Total pie left = 1/5x

Then, three friends came over and shared the leftover pie

How much of the pie did each friend eat?

Pie eaten by each of the three friends = leftover pie / 3 friends

= 1/5x ÷ 3

= 1/5x * 1/3

= 1/15x

Each of the three friends ate 1/15 of the pie