At a pizza eating competition, davonne ate four more than twice as many slices as the runner up. if davonne ate 11 slices, then how many slices did the runner up eat?

The total number of slices of pizza eaten by the runner up is 3.5 slices

let

x = number of slices of pizza eaten by the runner up

Number of pizza eaten by Davonne = 2x + 4

Davonne = 11 slices

Equates

2x + 4 = 11

2x = 11 - 4

2x = 7

x = 7/2

x = 3.5 slices

Therefore, the number of slices of pizza eaten by the runner up is 3.5 slices

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