A pastry chef has 13 pounds of apple slices to make 8 apple pies. if the chef distributes the slices equally, what will be the weight of the apple slices used to make each pie?
4 answers
13/8 = ?
13 / 8 = ( 8 + 5 ) / 8 = 8 / 8 + 5 / 8 = 1 5 / 8 = 1.625
13 divided by 8 is 1 with 5 left over.
13/8 = 1 5/8 pounds for each pie
13/8 = 1 5/8 pounds for each pie
5/2.8 lb