CPM Homework Help : MC2 Problem 8-22

Hint (a):

$\text{How many } \frac{1}{8} \text{ slices of pizza equal a whole?}$

More help (a):

Let x represent the number of slices in a whole pizza.

$\frac{1}{8} (x) = 1$

Step (a):

There are 8 slices in each whole pizza.
If there are 5 whole pizzas, how many slices are there total?

Answer (a):

40 slices.

Possible Answer (b):

$5 \div \frac{1}{8} = 40$

Now try to find another way to arrive at this answer.