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Roger bring 4 cakes for desert to the community potluck feast and powwow. His son brings 2 individual servings of dessert. Altogether, there will be 34 people at the feast. Each person has 1 serving of dessert. What does the equation look like PLEASE HELP!

Roger bring 4 cakes for desert to the community potluck feast and powwow. His son-example-1
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y=(x-2)/(4)

x= the # of people at the feast

y= the # of pieces the cake must be cut


(34-2)/(4) = (32)/(4) = 8



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