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At Shorna's bakery, she cuts each of her pies into 8 slices.If 30 people each eat a slice of pie, exactly how many pies will be eaten?Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

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At Shorna's bakery, she cuts each of her pies into 8 slices.If 30 people each eat a slice of pie, exactly how many pies will be eaten?Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

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To find out how many pies will be eaten, you need to divide the total number of slices eaten by the number of slices in each pie.

Step 1: Identify the total number of slices eaten. In this case, 30 people each eat a slice of pie, so 30 slices are eaten.

Step 2: Identify the number of slices in each pie. Shorna cuts each pie into 8 slices.

Step 3: Divide the total number of slices eaten by the number of slices in each pie. This will give you the number of pies eaten.

So, 30 slices ÷ 8 slices per pie = 3.75 pies.

However, the question asks for the answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

A mixed number is a whole number and a fraction combined into one "mixed" number.

To convert 3.75 to a mixed number, you take the whole number part (3) and then take the decimal part (.75) and convert it to a fraction.

.75 as a fraction is 3/4 (since .75 is 3 quarters of 1).

So, the answer is 3 3/4 pies.

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