Question

Dana cut an 8 ounce apple into 6 slices. The first slice weighed 1.75 ounces. Dana divided thr remaining apple into 5 equal slices. Which expression can be used to find the weight, in ounces, of each of the remaining 5 apple slices?

Answer 1

(8-1.75) ÷ 5


(8.1.75) means the weight of the first apple slice subtracted from the apple's total weight.

The next part of the expression (÷ 5) means that the weight was divided equally by 5 so that there would be 5 equal parts.