Question

Jeremy and his friends ate 5/8 of a pie. If the pie was cut into eight pieces, how much pie is left over?

Answer 1

`3/8` of the pie is left over.

Explanation:

`1` pie = `8/8` of a pie.

Jeremy and his friends ate (and thus "subtracted") `5/8` of the pie.

`8/8 - 5/8 = (8-5)/8 = 3/8`