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Mindy and Troy combined ate 9 pieces of the wedding cake. Mindy ate 3 pieces of cake and Troy had 1/4 of the total cake. Write an equation to determine how many pieces of cake (c) there were in total.
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Mindy and Troy combined ate 9 pieces of the wedding cake. Mindy ate 3 pieces of cake and Troy had 1/4 of the total cake.

Write an equation to determine how many pieces of cake (c) there were in total.

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(9-3)4=c

troy ate 6 pieces
6 is 1/4 of the cake
6·4=24

there are 24 slices in total for the cake
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