Zara is serving a fresh pie.she starts by cutting the pie in half and then cuts each half into 4 equal pieces what fraction of the whole pie is each piece

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asked Apr 10, 2020 192k views

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Harold Sota · Answer 1 · 2020-04-14T09:24:52+0000

Answer:

$\boxed{(1)/(8)}$

Explanation:

You are starting with ½ pie. Then you cut it into four pieces.

You want to evaluate ½ ÷ 4

Step 1. Treat the integer as a fraction

(1)/(2)/{(4)/(1)}

Step 2. Invert the divisor and change divide to multiply

(1)/(2)*{(1)/(4)}

Step 3. Multiply numerators and denominators

$(1)/(2)*{(1)/(4)} = \mathbf{(1)/(8)}\\\\\text{Each piece is } \boxed{\mathbf{(1)/(8)}} \text{ of a whole pie.}$