Mrs. Jones bakes pies. She always cuts each pie into 8 slices. There are 13 slices left on the counter. Write the number of pies on the counter as a mixed

number and as an improper fraction.

Please help.

13/8=1 5/8

Mrs. Jones bakes pies. She always cuts each pie into 8 slices. There are 13 slices left on the counter. Write the number of pies on the counter as a improper fraction.

Ok why is math a thing

1 5/8 for the mixed number.

13/8 for the improper.
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To find the number of pies on the counter, we need to divide the total number of slices by the number of slices in each pie.

Given that there are 13 slices left on the counter and each pie is cut into 8 slices, we divide 13 by 8.

When we divide 13 by 8, the quotient is 1 and the remainder is 5.

Therefore, there is 1 whole pie and 5 remaining slices on the counter.

To express this as a mixed number, we write it as 1 5/8.

To express this as an improper fraction, we add the remaining slices to the whole pie:
1 * 8 + 5 = 8 + 5 = 13.
So, there are 13/8 pies on the counter.