jim ate 1-4 of a pie and helen ate 1/8.
how much pie was eaten altogether?
how much pies was left?
thursday august 20.2009
1/4=2/8
2/8+1/8=3/8
1-3/8=5/8
♥there are 3/8 pies left and 5/8 pies altogether...
1/4 = 2/8
2/8 + 1/8 = 3/8
1 - 3/8 = 5/8
To find out how much pie was eaten altogether, we need to add up the amount of pie Jim and Helen ate.
Jim ate 1-4 of a pie, which is the same as 1/4 of a pie.
Helen ate 1/8 of a pie.
To add these fractions, we need to find a common denominator. The least common multiple of 4 and 8 is 8, so we can rewrite both fractions with a denominator of 8:
1/4 = 2/8
1/8 = 1/8
Now, we can add the fractions together:
2/8 + 1/8 = 3/8
Therefore, Jim and Helen together ate 3/8 of a pie.
To find out how much pie was left, we need to subtract the amount of pie eaten from the total amount.
Since Jim and Helen together ate 3/8 of a pie, the amount left must be:
1 - 3/8 = 8/8 - 3/8 = 5/8
Therefore, there are 5/8 of a pie left.