SOLUTION: A pie Is cut in such a way that one piece, which is 1/4 of the pie, is twice as large as each of the other pieces. How many pieces of pie are there? A)4 B)5 C)6 D)7

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Question 1143741: A pie Is cut in such a way that one piece, which is 1/4 of the pie, is twice as large as each of the other pieces. How many pieces of pie are there?
A)4
B)5
C)6
D)7
Answer by ikleyn(52782) About Me  (Show Source):
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HINT.  All other pieces are  1%2F8  of the pie each.


So, the  ANSWER  is  7 = 6 + 1.


CHECK.  6%2F8+%2B+1%2F4 = 3%2F4+%2B+1%2F4 = 1 pie.