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If you eat 2/3 of a very large pizza and are left with 12 slices, how many slices would there be in 1/2 of the pizza?

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Answer:

The answer you would be left with is 9. If the answer is wrong I apologize

Explanation:


User Speckpgh
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Answer:

18.

Explanation:

Since 2/3 of the pizza has been eaten and 12 slices remain, that means 12 slices comprise one third of the pizza.

So,

12 x 3 = 36

Then just divide that by 2.

36/2 = 18

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