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44 friends evenly divided up an

n-slice pizza. One of the friends, Harris, ate
1
11 fewer slice than he received.
How many slices of pizza did Harris eat?

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User Jobi Mg
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Answer:

(n/4)-1

Explanation:

We are dividing the pizza, which has n slices by 4 friends in total.

This can be represented as:

n/4

One friend out of the 4, had 1 slice less than what he received.

This can be represented as:

(n/4)-1

Hope this helps! :)

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User Pavel Kozlov
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