Problem: There was 5/8 of a
pie left in the fridge. Tonton
ate 3/4 of the leftover pie.
How much of a pie did he
have?
1. What is asked?
2. What are the given?
3. What is the
number sentence?
4. Solve.
5. Final answer.
Answer (1)
Answer:1. What is asked?- How much of the pie did Tonton eat?2. What are the given?- There was 5/8 of a pie left in the fridge.- Tonton ate 3/4 of the leftover pie.3. What is the number sentence?- (3/4) × (5/8)4. Solve:- Multiply the numerators: 3 × 5 = 15- Multiply the denominators: 4 × 8 = 32- So, (3/4) × (5/8) = 15/325. Final answer:- Tonton ate 15/32 of the pie.
