Humane Society pie sale word problem?

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1 Answer
Mar 20, 2018

Pies Sold: 6223
Pies Left: 1913

Explanation:

Starting Number of Pieces:
836=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:
3826=6346=6323 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 23 of a pie.

Number of Pies Left Over:
836323=24931913=583=1913 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.