Tom ate 1/4 of a pizza. he divided the leftover pizza into pieces each equal to 1/12 of the original pizza. after he gave some friends one piece each, 1/6 of the original pizza remained. how many friends got pizza?

6th grade math

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7 friends got pizza

Step-by-step explanation:

Tom ate of a pizza.

So, Reaming part =

He divided the leftover pizza into pieces each equal to 1/12 of the original pizza.

Let x be the no. of grinds he gave 1/12 part pieces

So, Part of pizza given to x friends =

So, Remaining pizza =

We are given that 1/6 of the original pizza remained.

So,

Hence 7 friends got pizza

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