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4 friends evenly divided up a n- slice pizza. One of the friends , Harris, ate 1 fewer slice than he received. How many slices of pizza did Harris eat?

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Answer:

n/4-1

Explanation:

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4 friends evenly dividing up a n - slice pizza

So each one get
(n)/(4) slices of pizza.

For example, if n = 12 slice then each friend gets 12/4 = 3 pieces. If Harris ate one slice less then he ate
(12)/(4)-1=3 -1 = 2 pieces.

So the general expression for slices of pizza did Harris eat is


(n)/(4)-1


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