A pie weighs 4 pounds people keep eating slices of it and now it weighs 10 times less how much does the pie way now

Answer 1

The pie weighs 4 pounds. If the amount left after being eaten is 10 times less than 4 pounds,

then only one-tenth (0.10) of the pie is left.

0.10 • 4 pounds = 0.4 pounds after being eaten

Overall, 0.04 is 10 times less than 0.4 one-tenth (1/10) of 0.4 is 0.04

0.4 is 10 times less than 4 or 1/10 of 4 is 0.4

4 is 10 times less than 40 1/10 of 40 is 4

40 is 10 times less than 400 1/10 of 400 is 40

To find 1/10 of any number, move the decimal one position to the left.

1/10 of 721 is 72.1

1/10 of 700 is 70

1/10 of 7.21 is 0.721

Answer 2

Think of 10 times less as an inverse operation or a percentage. 10 times less than 4 can be 4/10 or 10% of 4. So to find the weight of the pie, multiply 4 pounds by 10% (0.10) or divide by 10 to find the current weight.