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Mrs. Dixon had 1/2 of a cherry pie leftover. She split the leftover pie evenly between her children, and each child got 1/6 of a pie. How many children does Mrs. Dixon have?

Mrs. Dixon had 1/2 of a cherry pie leftover. She split the leftover pie evenly between her children, and each child got 1/6 of a pie. How many children does Mrs. Dixon have?
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Mrs. Dixon had 1/2 of a cherry pie leftover. She split the leftover pie evenly between her children, and each child got 1/6 of a pie. How many children does Mrs. Dixon have?

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This is my sisters answers so I hope it helped :)
Mrs. Dixon had 1/2 of a cherry pie leftover. She split the leftover pie evenly between-example-1
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1/2 = 3/6
Each children got 1/6
3/6 - 1/6x = 0
3/6 = 1/6x
X = 3, she has 3 children
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