Problem of the Week - Lower Elementary - Sept. 6 to Sept. 12, 2020

Sep 6, 2020 | West Covina

 

Lower Elementary:

 

Question: Michael’s soccer team is having a bake sale. They bake 2 each of 3 kinds of pie, then cut each pie into 8 slices. How many slices of pie can Michael’s soccer team sell at their bake sale?

 

 

 

 

Answer:  48 slices

Solution: The team makes 2 x 3 = 6 pies. If each pie is cut into 8 slices, that's 6 x 8 = 48 slices in total.