Question

the sweet slice pie shop sells organic pies with locally - sourced ingredients. one night after work, elena brings home part of a bumbleberry pie to share between her mom, dad, sister, and herself. elena cuts the leftover pie into 4 equal parts, and each family member gets 1/8 of a whole pie. use an equation to find the total amount of pie that elena brings home. to write a fraction, use a slash (/) to separate the numerator and denominator. of a pie

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the relationship

Let the total amount of pie Elena brings home be \(x\). She divides it into 4 equal parts, and each part is \(\frac{1}{8}\) of a whole pie. So the equation is \(x\div4=\frac{1}{8}\).

Step2: Solve the equation

According to the rule of division \(x = \frac{1}{8}\times4\).
Calculate \(\frac{1}{8}\times4=\frac{4}{8}=\frac{1}{2}\).

Answer:

\(\frac{1}{2}\)