Question

The principle of West would academy bake an apple pie for her office staff at the end of the day one fourth of the pie remained the Secretary took home 1/2 of what was left over what fraction of the original pie did the secretary take home  secretary

Answer 1

`(1)/(8)`

Step-by-step explanation:

We are told that at the end of the day, one-fourth (1/4) of the pie was left.

If the Secretary then took home 1/2 of what was left over, this is 1/2 of 1/4 of the original pie.

To find 1/2 of 1/4, multiply the fractions:

`(1)/(2) * (1)/(4)=(1 *1)/(2 * 4)=(1)/(8)`

Therefore, the Secretary took home one-eighth (1/8) of the original pie.