Question

Brenda cuts a pie into several equal slices. She gives Sally 2 slices of the pie. Peter takes a quarter of the pie. Henry takes 5 slices, and Brenda is left with 2 slices. How many slices did Brenda cut the pie into? What fraction of the pie does Brenda have left?

Answer 1

Brenda cut the pie into 12 slices. Brenda has 2/12 of the pie or 1/6 of the pie left for herself.