Joy ate 1/4 of a pizza. if she divides the rest of the pizza into pieces equal to 1/8 pizza for her family how many pieces will her family get

her family will have 6 slices of pizza

Step-by-step explanation:

1/4 is the same as 2/8 so all the slices are worth 1/8 so there are 6 eighths left

let's solve your equation step-by-step.

4x+2=2x+12

step 1: subtract 2x from both sides.

4x+2−2x=2x+12−2x

2x+2=12

step 2: subtract 2 from both sides.

2x+2−2=12−2

2x=10

step 3: divide both sides by 2.

2x

2

=

10

2

x=5

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