At a class party, 3 pizzas were ordered for the children. Each pizza was divided into 8 equal slices. Each child ate 2 slices, and there was a quarter of one pizza left. How many children were at the party?

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19 July, 00:53

At a class party, 3 pizzas were ordered for the children. Each pizza was divided into 8 equal slices. Each child ate 2 slices, and there was a quarter of one pizza left. How many children were at the party?

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Rashad Hurst · Answer 1

1 quarter of a pizza of 8 slices = 1/4 of 8 = 2

so each child got 2 slices and 2 slices were left out of 24 (8x3)

Number of children were 11

24-11 x 2 = 2