A man took 1/4 th of a pie which was 3 times the part of pie the other family members had. Then how many family members are there?

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anonymous · Answer

There should be 11 family members because if taking 1/4 of the pie is 3 times the size that the others took, that means that the others took 1/12 of the pie.

anonymous · Answer

what is the equation ?

anonymous · Answer

I made a mistake there should be 10.

anonymous · Answer

How did you get 10 ?

anonymous · Answer

Because 1/4 is 3 times the size of 1/12, right?

anonymous · Answer

@skullpatrol ...can you tell me the equation.....just the setting up part

anonymous · Answer

so if everyone were taking same sized slices (1/12) there would be twelve people, but 1 person took 3 times that size, so its like taking three slices... then everyone finished the pie taking 1/12 sized slices... that means there are 10 people

anonymous · Answer

am I wrong?

anonymous · Answer

Don't ask me....I am still trying to figure it out.

anonymous · Answer

@ajprincess ...
@ash2326 ...

anonymous · Answer

@Jonask ....

anonymous · Answer

Do you know how o set up the equation ?

anonymous · Answer

@.Sam.

anonymous · Answer

@Mertsj ..

anonymous · Answer

I should know this....my brain is just not fully awake yet..lol

anonymous · Answer

You don't always need an equation to solve these type of questions...

anonymous · Answer

I guess your right....

anonymous · Answer

yeah!!...the answer is 10..gr8 work

mertsj · Answer

The rest of the family ate 3/4 pie.  And 1/4 = 3x so they each ate 1/12 pie.  
1/12(# of family members)=3/4
# of family members = 9
9+ the person who ate 1/4 of the pie = 10 family members.

anonymous · Answer

thank you ..