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  • 25-10-2021
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If you have 1/4 of a pie left and you give away 5/8 how much pie do you have left

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inshakittur
inshakittur inshakittur
  • 25-10-2021

Answer:

You cannot give away more than you have. You have no pie left.

Step-by-step explanation:

1/4 - 5/8

Multiply 1/4 by 2 to get a common denominator in order to subtract.

2/8 - 5/8

= -3/8

You can't have -3/8 of a pie.

Therefore, you have no pie left.

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