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Humane Society pie sale word problem?

Answer 1

Pies Sold: #62 2/3#
Pies Left: #19 1/3#

Starting Number of Pieces: #83*6=498# pieces Since each pie is cut into 6 slices, multiply the number of pies (83) by the number of slices each pie has (6).

Number of Pies Sold: #382/6=63 4/6=63 2/3# pies Since each pie has 6 slices, divide the number of slices (382) by the number of slices each pie has (6) to get the number of pies. It becomes a mixed fraction because we sold 63 pies and #2/3# of a pie.

Number of Pies Left Over: #83-63 2/3=249/3-191/3=58/3=19 1/3# pies Subtract the total number of pies sold from the total number of pies we started with. Convert the numbers into improper fractions with the same denominator in order to subtract them.

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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.