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Savannah had 400 chocolate chips. She saved x chips for a garnish, and mixed the rest of the chocolate chips evenly into 3 pans of brownies.

How many chocolate chips were in each pan of brownies?

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Answer:

( 400-x)/3

Explanation:

Total chocolate chips Savannah had = 400

Number of chocolate chips she saved for garnishing =x

Number of chocolate chips remain = 400-x

Number of brownie pans = 3

Chocolate chips were spread evenly in 3 pans,

Chocolate chips were in each pan of brownies =( 400-x)/3

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