Often when you buy a pizza it is cut into eight pieces so that it can be easily served. If you eat only one piece of pizza, what fraction of the pizza is left? Create a fraction strip similar to the one shown below on graph paper that connects eight squares in a line.

Discuss with your group how to show your answer with the fraction strip.

If you have an apple pie that can be cut into sixteen pieces and your eat two small pieces, what part of the pie is left? Create another fraction strip on graph paper that connects sixteen squares in a line. Discuss with your group how to show your answer with the fraction strip. Be prepared to share you fraction strips with the class.