Question

Gordon baked 3 apple pies for Thanksgiving dinner. There were 16 people over at the house, including Gordon. Each person ate the same amount of apple pie, and all of the pie was eaten.
How much pie did each person eat?
Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.

Answer 1

Answer:

3/16

Step-by-step explanation:

Since there were 3 apple pies and 16 people each person was able to obtain 3/16 of a pie.

Answer 2

Answer:

3/16

Step-by-step explanation:

You have to find the unit rate, which is the amount of pie each person ate.

So you divide 3 by 16. It would be 3/16 since the alternative is 1875/10000.

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