Question

Mrs. Castro baked apple pies for her family. The boys ate 7/8 of a pie and the girls ate 1/12 of a pie. How much more pie did the boys eat than the girls?

Answer 1

A. T. Q

boys ate=7/8 of the pie

girls ate=1/12 of the pie

boys ate pie more than the girls=7/8-1/12

=14-2

24

=12/24

=1/2

Ans: boys ate 1/2 of the pie more than the girls.