Understanding Fractions: Remaining Pie After Sharing

Learn how to calculate the fraction of a remaining apple pie after pieces are eaten and given away.

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Step-by-step Calculation of the Remaining Pie

Let’s break down the problem step by step:

  1. Initial Number of Pieces: Threasa baked an apple pie and cut it into 8 pieces.
  2. Pieces Eaten and Given Away: Threasa ate 1 piece and gave 1 piece to John.
  3. Total Pieces Removed: The total number of pieces removed is 1 (eaten by Threasa) + 1 (given to John) = 2 pieces.
  4. Pieces Remaining: To find out how many pieces of pie are left, subtract the total pieces removed from the initial number: 8 pieces - 2 pieces = 6 pieces remaining.
  5. Fraction of Remaining Pie: The fraction of the remaining pie can be expressed as the number of remaining pieces over the initial total pieces:
    Remaining Pie Fraction = Remaining Pieces / Total Pieces = 6 / 8
  6. Simplifying the Fraction: To simplify this fraction, divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor (which is 2 in this case):
    6 / 8 = 3 / 4

Therefore, the fraction of the remaining pie is 3/4.

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Previously Asked Questions 2

#1
there are 12 ducks swimming in the pond if there 6 green wing and 6 have blue wings what fraction of ducks have blue wings
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There are 12 ducks in total. Out of these, 6 ducks have blue wings. To find the fraction of ducks with blue wings, divide the number of blue-winged ducks by the total number of ducks:

Fraction of blue-winged ducks = Number of blue-winged ducks / Total number of ducks = 6 / 12

Simplify the fraction by dividing both numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 6:

6 / 12 = 1 / 2

Therefore, the fraction of ducks that have blue wings is 1/2.
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if there 7pieces of pie left overin the cafetria if there 4 pieces are apple and 3 are cherry what fraction of remaining pieces are apple
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