Question

Jay and Sally shared an apple pie and ate 1/2 of it. Later, Jay went back and ate another 1/8 of the pie while Sally ate another 1/4. How many pieces of the pie are left? (Hint, add the fractions (common denominator_, that will tell you how many pieces they ate). I want to know how many are left over.

Answer 1

1/8 of the pie is left

Explanation : convert the 1/2 into 4/8 and 1/4 into 2/8 add them together and you’ll get 6/8 + the 1/8 of the pie that Jay eat giving you 7/8 of the pie eaten.