Ja ate 1/4 of pie. Then Al ate 1/2 of what was. How much pie was left after al ate his piece?

Question

Ja ate 1/4 of pie. Then Al ate 1/2 of what was. How much pie was left after al ate his piece?

Answer 1

1/4 pie.

Answer 2

After Ja ate 1/4 of the pie, there is 3/4 left.  Al ate 1/2 of that, or 3/8, leaving the other 3/8.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

37.5% was left

Ja ate 1/4 leaving 75%

Al ate 1/2 of what was LEFT, not 1/2 the pie

(to all of you that said 1/4)

.75/2=.375  37.5%

Answer 5

1/4

Answer 6

A quarter. Can I please have it I am starving.

Answer 7

5/8 pie was left