Eric had 8 apples. He gave away 1/4 of them. How many apples did he give away?

(1/4) * 8 = 8/4 = 2

To find out how many apples Eric gave away, you need to first calculate 1/4 of the total number of apples he had.

To do this, you can multiply the total number of apples (8) by the fraction 1/4.

To multiply a whole number by a fraction, you multiply the whole number by the numerator (the number on top of the fraction) and then divide the result by the denominator (the number on the bottom of the fraction).

In this case, to find 1/4 of 8 apples:
1/4 * 8 = (1 * 8) / 4 = 8 / 4 = 2

Therefore, Eric gave away 2 apples.