SOLUTION: The team baked 84 cup cakes for the bake sale . 18 can fit into each box. The team ate the leftovers how many cup cakes did the team eat?.

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Question 834534: The team baked 84 cup cakes for the bake sale . 18 can fit into each box. The team ate the leftovers how many cup cakes did the team eat?.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39613) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is dividing the 84 cupcakes into 18 equal parts and identifying the remainder quantity of cupcakes.

84%2F18=12%2A7%2F%286%2A3%29=6%2A2%2A7%2F%286%2A3%29=14%2F3=12%262%2F3;
What is %282%2F3%29%2A18?

This answer means, 12 boxes and 12 leftover cupcakes.