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ben can make 3 pizzas in an hour. How long will it take him to make 27 pizzas?solve the problom using the arithmetic and algebric methods

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3x = 27

Since 3 is being multiplied by x, we divide both sides by 3.

3x/3 cancels out, and you're left with x.

27/3 = 9

x = 9

This is my take using algebraic methods.