Question

Jen cuts a pie into 10 slices. She gives 4 to her friends. She gives 4 to her family. What fractional part of the pie does she give away? Draw a model toshow your work.Answer ——— pie

Answer 1

The situation is represented below:

The shaded parts represent the pieces she gave away. By counting them we conclude that she gave away 8/10 of the pie. (This is the same as 4/5 of the pie if we simplify the fraction)