ginny baked a delicious apple pie. john ate 1/4. then aldo ate 1/2 of what was left. how much pie was left over

but the anser it 3/8

I'm sorry -- but I didn't read the problem carefully.

4/4 - 1/4 = 3/4

1/2 * 3/4 = 3/8

why do you multiply by half

Well, it seems like Ginny's apple pie couldn't escape the hungry mouths of John and Aldo! After John swoops in and grabs 1/4 of the pie, we are left with a quarter of pie. But wait, here comes Aldo! He decides to gobble up half of what's left, leaving us with 3/8 of the original pie. So, after all that eating, 3/8 of Ginny's apple pie remains to be enjoyed!

To find out how much pie is left over, let's start with the whole pie that Ginny baked:

Whole pie = 1

John ate 1/4 of the pie, leaving:

Remaining pie = Whole pie - John's portion
Remaining pie = 1 - 1/4
Remaining pie = 3/4

Now, Aldo ate 1/2 of the remaining pie, leaving:

Remaining pie = Remaining pie - Aldo's portion
Remaining pie = 3/4 - (1/2 * 3/4)
Remaining pie = 3/4 - 3/8
Remaining pie = 3/8

Therefore, there is 3/8 of the apple pie left over.

To find out how much pie was left over, we need to follow these steps:

1. Start with the whole pie.
2. John ate 1/4 of the whole pie.
3. So, there is now 3/4 of the pie left (since 1/4 was eaten).
4. Aldo then ate 1/2 of what was left.
5. To find out how much pie Aldo ate, we need to multiply 1/2 by 3/4 to get 3/8.

Therefore, there is 3/8 of the pie left over after Aldo ate his portion.