A baker

A baker has 5 1/4 pies in her shop. She cut the pies in pieces that are each 1/8 of a whole pie. How many pieces of pie does she have?

Correct answer:

n =  42

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} a=5+1\mathrm{/}4={\displaystyle \frac{21}{4}}=5\frac{1}{4}=5.25 \\ b=1\mathrm{/}8={\displaystyle \frac{1}{8}}=0.125 \\ n=a\mathrm{/}b=5.25\mathrm{/}0.125=42 \end{gathered}$$

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