Thread: Problem Solving Question

Hi there.

For some reason this question (which should be easy) Just isn't clicking with me.

"In foods class, a group of six students baked three pies. If each student ate 3/8's of the pie, how much pie is left over?"

Answers to this Question

A. 1 2/3
B. 1 1/4
C. 3/4
D. 1/2

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hello MathDumb.

Let 1 pie be 8/8, 3 pies are , Since each child eats of a pie, six of them would eat , now you can subtract part of pie that children ate from whole pie -> . So the correct answer is (C).