Question

Humane Society pie sale word problem?

Answer 1

Pies Sold: `62 2/3`
Pies Left: `19 1/3`

Explanation:

Starting Number of Pieces:
`83*6=498` pieces
Since each pie is cut into 6 slices, multiply the number of pies (83) by the number of slices each pie has (6).

Number of Pies Sold:
`382/6=63 4/6=63 2/3` pies
Since each pie has 6 slices, divide the number of slices (382) by the number of slices each pie has (6) to get the number of pies. It becomes a mixed fraction because we sold 63 pies and `2/3` of a pie.

Number of Pies Left Over:
`83-63 2/3=249/3-191/3=58/3=19 1/3` pies
Subtract the total number of pies sold from the total number of pies we started with. Convert the numbers into improper fractions with the same denominator in order to subtract them.