Rachel gave 1/4 of a pie to each of 5 friends. How many pies did she give to her friends in all? Write the mixed number.
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1/4 times 5 = 1/4 * 5/1 = 5/4, The improper fraction. The mixed number is 1 1/4.
To find the total number of pies Rachel gave to her friends, we need to multiply the number of friends by the fraction of a pie given to each friend.
Rachel gave 1/4 of a pie to each of her 5 friends. To find how many pies in total, we will multiply 1/4 by 5.
1/4 * 5 = 5/4
Since a mixed number is a whole number combined with a fraction, we divide the numerator (5) by the denominator (4):
5 ÷ 4 = 1 remainder 1
This means that Rachel gave her friends 1 pie and remaining 1/4 of a pie.
Therefore, the answer as a mixed number would be: 1 1/4.