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there are 3 slices of pie left, and the angle measurement is 72 degrees, how many slices was the pie cut in to

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15; this is because 3 pies make up 72
with this you can make it so that 3x=72
After this you need to find x which is a single pie
so; (3x/3)=(72/3)
x= 24
Since you know a circle is 360 degrees all around the center
You can do 360/24 making it 15 pies.
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