Stanley ordered a pizza that was cut into eight pieces. If he ate 3/7 of the pizza, how much was left?
So far the only thing I can think of is multiplying 3/7 by 8
Yes, you're right.
If the pizza is cut into eight pieces, how could he eat 3/7? Did he part of one piece?
1 - 3/7 = 7/7 - 3/7 = ?
To determine how much of the pizza was left, you need to find the remaining portion after Stanley ate 3/7 of the pizza. Here's how you can calculate it:
1. Multiply 3/7 by 8:
(3/7) * 8 = (3 * 8) / 7 = 24/7
2. Subtract the result from 1 to find the remaining portion:
1 - 24/7 = 7/7 - 24/7 = (7 - 24) / 7 = -17/7
Since the result is negative, it means that there is less than one full pizza left. Thus, it doesn't make sense in this context.
However, let's assume the fractions represent the number of slices. In that case, if Stanley ate 3 out of the 8 slices, you can find the remaining slices using subtraction:
8 (total slices) - 3 (eaten slices) = 5 slices left.
So, if the fractions represent the number of slices, there would be 5 slices of pizza left.