Question

Gabriele's Pie Shop sold 80 pies last month: 7/10 were apple pies and 1/10 were peach pies. How many pies were neither apple nor peach?

a.)40
b.)32
c.)16
d.)9​

Answer 1

16 pies were neither apple nor peach.

Explanation:

8/10, or 4/5 of the 80 apple pies were either apple or peach, which 4/5 of 80 is 64. The remaining pies will be neither apple nor peach. 80 - 64 = 16.