Question

After Thanksgiving, Fernando had 3/8 of a pumpkin pie left. Later that night, 1 point

Fernando ate 2/3 of the remaining pie. How much of the pumpkin pie did
Fernando eat?*
3/8 of the pie
9/16 of the pie
1/4 of the pie
06/24 of the pie

Answer 1

(C) 1/4 of the pie.

Explanation:

Given that Fernando had 3/8 of a pumpkin pie left.

So, the remaining pie= 3/8 of a pie.

As Fernando ate 2/3 of the remaining pie, so,

the portion of a pie that Fernando ate = 2/3 x 3/8 of a pie = 1/4 of a pie.

So, Fernando ate 1/4 of a pie.

Hence, option (C) is correct.