The math department wants to sell pie slices to buy new math books. Each pie was cut into six slices. Two of the pies will be se
rved to members of the department as courtesy. If there are a total of 48 pieces, how many whole pies will the department have available for sale? A. 8 pies B. 6 pies C. 4 pies D. 7 pies
<span>Each pie was cut into six slices </span><span>there are a total of 48 pieces-----> divide by six to find the number of pies 48/6----> 8 pies
</span><span>Two of the pies will be served to members of the department as courtesy </span>so subtract 2 to the total of pies to find the pies available for sale <span>whole pies available for sale=8-2-----> 6 pies
The pies are cut into six pieces, and there are 48 pieces. 48 divided by 6 = to find how many pies there is. There are a total of 8 pies. 8 minus the 2 pies for the members of the department = 6 pies left
