Question

Three pies were made for a party. Each pie was cut into eight pieces. 3⁄8 of the apple pie was left. 1⁄2 of the cherry pie was left. 3⁄4 of the pumpkin pie was left. How many total pieces of pie are left over?

Answer 1

There are 13 pieces of pie left.

Explanation:

So there are 3 pieces of apple pie left, there are 4 pieces of cherry pie left, and there are 6 pieces of pumpkin pie left. 3 + 4 + 6 = 13.

3/8 = 3 pieces because each fraction in this one equals one piece. So the numerator is how many left.

1/2= 4 because you just divide 8 by 2.

3/4 = 2 because you can multiply the fraction by 2 and get 6/8. Then the numerator is how many that's left.

I hope I helped.