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.

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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.

anonymous · Answer

so if mindy ate 3 and they both ate 9 combined, troy ate 6.

anonymous · Answer

and since troy ate 1/4 of the cake, we know 6=1/4 of the cake

anonymous · Answer

so how much do you think 4/4 of the cake is? which means the total (c)

anonymous · Answer

1/4 * 4 =4/4, which is the whole
so 6*4=(c)

anonymous · Answer

okay...

anonymous · Answer

confused?

anonymous · Answer

sorta

anonymous · Answer

how'd you get troy's 6 pieces

anonymous · Answer

so if they both at 9 combined, and mindy only ate 3, how much did troy eat?

anonymous · Answer

so if they both ATE** 
sorry