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At a restaurant, 42 people had breakfast on Saturday morning. • 1/7 of the people ate eggs only. • 2/3 of the people are both pancakes and eggs. • The remaining people ate pancakes only. How many people
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At a restaurant, 42 people had breakfast on Saturday morning.

• 1/7 of the people ate eggs only.
• 2/3 of the people are both pancakes and eggs.
• The remaining people ate pancakes only.
How many people ate pancakes only?

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42 divide by 7 equals 6. 6 people ate eggs only. 42 divided by 3 equals 14. 14 plus 14 equals 28. 28 people ate pancakes and eggs. 28 plus 7 equals 35. 42 minus 35 equals 7.

Answer: 7 people ate pancakes only.
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there were 4 remaining people that had pancakes

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