The fraction of a whole pan of lasagna that tom ate if he started with 7/8 of a pan is 1/8
From the information given, we have that:
Tom started with 7/ 8 of the pan
Let the original size of the pan be 1
The fraction of the whole pan he ate is:
= Original size - size of what Tom ate
= 1 - 7/8
Find the LCM
=8 - 7 / 8
= 1/ 8
Thus, the fraction of a whole pan of lasagna that tom ate if he started with 7/8 of a pan is 1/8
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