pie

Everyday

1. A pie is food made of pastry filled with fruit, meat or vegetables and baked in an oven. tree →
2. A pie chart is a round graph cut into slices that show parts of a whole. tree →
3. «Pi» (π) is a different word that sounds the same: the number about 3.14 used for circles. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life pies are common foods: apple pie, meat pie, shepherd's pie, pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving. In maths a pie chart shows fractions or percentages of a whole as slices. Phrases: «a piece of pie», «a slice of pie», «as easy as pie», «pie chart», «a finger in every pie».

Examples

• Grandma baked an apple pie. tree →
• Can I have a slice of pumpkin pie? tree →
• In Australia people often eat a meat pie at the football. tree →
• The pie chart shows that half the class likes dogs. tree →
• Cut the pie into eight equal pieces. tree →
• That test was as easy as pie! tree →
• Let the pie cool before you eat it, or you'll burn your mouth. tree →
• ‘That is an admirable pie, little kitchen-maid. tree →

Note

Countable (a pie, two pies) and uncountable (some pie). Homophone: «pi» (π ≈ 3.14). In a fraction problem, cutting a pie into 8 equal pieces makes each piece 1/8. On a pie chart all slices add up to the whole (100%, or 360 degrees).