paul dad made a turkey potpie for dinner on wednesday. the family ate 4/8 of the pie. on Thursday after school paul ate 2/16 of the pie for a snack. what fraction of the pie remained.

8/8 - (4/8 + 1/8) = ?

4/8

To find out what fraction of the pie remained, we need to subtract the amount that was eaten from the total amount. Let's break it down step by step.

1. Start with the total amount of pie that was made: 1 whole pie.
2. On Wednesday, the family ate 4/8 of the pie. Since 4/8 is equivalent to 1/2, this means they ate 1/2 of the pie.
3. Subtract 1/2 from the total: 1 - 1/2 = 1/2.
4. On Thursday, Paul ate 2/16 of the remaining pie. Since 2/16 is equivalent to 1/8, this means he ate 1/8 of the pie.
5. Subtract 1/8 from the remaining fraction: 1/2 - 1/8 = 4/8 - 1/8 = 3/8.

So, after Paul ate his share, 3/8 of the pie remains.