Mindy and Troy combined ate 9 pieces of the wedding cake. Mindy ate 3 pieces of cake and Troy had 1/4 of the total cake.. Write an equation to determine how many pieces of cake (c) there were in total.

Answers

Answer 1

Answer: M + T = 9
M = 3
T = 6
Equation:
1/4 c = 6
c = 6 * 4 = 24

Answer 2

Answer: 9-3=6
Troy ate 6 pieces of the cake
1/4 of the cake equal 6 pieces of the cake
There are 6x4=24 pieces of the cake in total.

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