Janet ate 14 pieces of pizza .2\9 of it remains how many pieces were there originally
Arturo O.
answered • 05/25/18
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x = number of pieces
The information given translates into algebra as
x - 14 = (2/9)x
Solve for x
x(1 - 2/9) = 14
x(7/9) = 14
x = (9/7)(14) = 18
There were 18 pieces.
18 - 14 = 4 pieces remain
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