Question

Phil baked two kinds of pies. Each pie pan was the same size. He served 1/2 of the blueberry pie. He served 1/4 of the apple pie. If each pie had 8 pieces to start, what fraction in eighths of the apple pie did he serve? How many more pieces of the blueberry pie than the apple pie did he serve? --Please help!

Answer 1

Phil served 2/8 of an apple pie because in order to have a common denominator, you need to multiply 1/4 by 2/2. 
Phil served 2 more pieces of blueberry than apple pie because 1/2(4/4) = 4/8, and 4/8 - 2/8 = 2/8.

Answer 2

Answer:

2/8; 2

Step-by-step explanation:

There were 8 pieces of each pie.  Since he served 1/4 of the apple pie, this means he served

1/4(8) = 1/4(8/1) = 8/4 = 2 pieces of apple pie.  This is 2 out of 8 pieces, or 2/8.

He served 1/2 of the blueberry pie; this is

1/2(8) = 1/2(8/1) = 8/2 = 4 pieces of blueberry pie.  This is 4-2 = 2 more pieces than apple.