SOLUTION: If diane at 3/8 of a peach pie and Vaniece at 3/8 of the same peach pie, How much of the pie is left over to eat?

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Question 656424: If diane at 3/8 of a peach pie and Vaniece at 3/8 of the same peach pie, How much of the pie is left over to eat?
Answer by meay7c(10) About Me  (Show Source):
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In this problem we know that the pie is cut into eighths by observing the denominators. Imagine a pie cut into 8 slices which make up the whole pie. Each slice represents 1%2F8. So 8 of the 1%2F8 slices make up the entire pie. We write this as: , which represents the whole pie and then subtract Diane's 3%2F8 and Vaniece's 3%2F8.
8%2F8 - 3%2F8+- 3%2F8 = 2%2F8+
Therefore, 2%2F8 of the pie is left over to eat. This can be reduced:
2%2F8+=+1%2F4