Question

darren cut a lemon pie into 8 equal slices. his friends at some of the pie and now 5/8 is left. Darren wants to put each slice of the leftover pie on its own plate. what part of the pie will he put on each plate?

Answer 1

3 because 8 divided by 8, equals 1 and then x by 5 equals 5, so 8 - 5 (the amount eaten) = 3

Answer 2

Answer: He will put
`(3)/(8)` part of the total pie.

Explanation:

Let he has friends = x

Total pieces of the pie = 8

Thus, the part of pie he gave to his friends =
`(x)/(8)`

The pie left after distribution
`=1 - (x)/(8)=(8-x)/(8)`

But, according to the question,

Remaining part =
`(5)/(8)`

`\implies (8-x)/(8)=(5)/(8)`

`\implies 64 - 8x = 40`

`\implies -8x = -24`

`\implies x = 3`

Hence, the number of friends = 3

⇒ The total parts he gave to his friends =
`(3)/(8)`