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4 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?

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Answer:

4 friends evenly divided up a n -slice pizza.

So, the number of slices each friend received = n/4

Now, Harrison ate 1 fewer slice than he received. As he received n/4 slices, so 1 fewer than n/4 means......

Harrison ate n/4-1 slices of pizza.

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