The Pie Problem!

Question: The Morgans had pumpkin pie for their Thanksgiving dessert.

The mom ate 1/4 of the pie. The dad ate 2/3 of what was remaining after the mom ate

her portion. The daughter ate 1/2 of what was remaining after the dad ate his portion

How much of the ple is left after the daughter ate her portion?

Respuesta :

Answer:

1/12

Step-by-step explanation:

find the least common multiple of the denominators.

which is 12

so 1/4=3/12

2/3=8/12

1/2=6/12

so 3/12- 8/12 - 6/12 = -11/12

so there is 1/12th pieces left after they all ate their portions of the pie