SOLUTION: Yesterday twice as many customers ordered pie as cake. Altogether 141 pieces or pie and cake were ordered. How many pieces or pie were ordered?
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Question 634194: Yesterday twice as many customers ordered pie as cake. Altogether 141 pieces or pie and cake were ordered. How many pieces or pie were ordered?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+2x=141
3x=141
x=141/3
x=47
2x=94
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