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Solve this problem. Reduce to lowest terms.



Of the 24 people at the Thanksgiving dinner, 1/8 of the people ate pumpkin pie, 1/2 ate cherry pie, 1/4 ate pecan pie, and 1/8 ate apple pie. How many people ate pumpkin pie?



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Answer 1

To find the number of people who ate pumpkin pie, we need to find 1/8 of the total number of people.

1/8 * 24 = 3

Therefore, 3 people ate pumpkin pie.