Question

Mary had 4 friends over to study for a test. Before her friende arrived, she baked 4 pies to share equally among her and her 4 friends. Her roomate ate a half of one of the pies when it came out of the oven. Mary still had to divide the remaining pies equally among herself and her friends. How much pie is each person going to get ? (Please explain it)

Answer 1

7/8

Explanation:

3 1/2pies ÷ 4friends = ?

3 1/2 ÷ 4 = .875 (in decimal form)

.875 as a fraction = 7/8

each person will get 7/8 of a pie