Answer:
0.72 pounds
Step-by-step explanation:
Each of the 7 people gets 1/7 of the pounds of pie, so ...
(5.04 pounds)/7 = 0.72 pounds
Each person gets 0.72 pounds of pie.
Set up a ratio for this problem:
.25 in/50 miles = 2.5 in/x
.25x = 125
then divide by .25
The actual distance is: 500 miles
The answer would be 5
(3 X 5 = 4 X 5 - 5)
Twenty-five percent of Mrs. Ripley's pie remained.