Question

44 friends evenly divided up an n-slice pizza. One of the friends, Harris, ate 1 fewer slice than he received.

How many slices of pizza did Harris eat?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Answer: Harris ate (n/44) - 1 slices of pizza

Since the problem states that "44 friends evenly divided up an n-slice pizza" we can conclude that n divides easily with 44, so

n/44

would feed all the people there.

However, since Harris didn't eat all the slices given to him, eating "1 fewer slice than he received" we can conclude that Harris ate

(n/44) - 1