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If you're having a party for 27 people and 1 out of 9 wants a cupcake how many cup cakes was ordered???

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Answer:

3

Explanation:

27 ÷ 9 = 3 so the answer is 3

User Puiu
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1/9 can also be written as 3/27 because to get the same denominator you would multiply 1/9 by 3 so

3 cup cakes were ordered
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