Question

the 24 people at the thanksgiving dinner, 1/8 of the people ate pumpkin pie. 1/2 ate cherry pie. 1/4 ate pecan pie. 1/8 ate apple pie. how many people ate pie?

Answer 1

1/8 of 24 equals 3, so three people ate apple pie at Thanksgiving

Answer 2

\(\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{2}=1\)
and they all ate some kind of pie.
So how many people ate pie?