SOLUTION: The Cooking Club made some pies to sell at a basketball game to raise money for the new math books. The cafeteria contributed four piece to the sale. Each pie was then cut into fiv

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Question 119621: The Cooking Club made some pies to sell at a basketball game to raise money for the new math books. The cafeteria contributed four piece to the sale. Each pie was then cut into five pieces and sold. There were a total of 60 pieces to sell. How many pies did the club make?
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The total number of pies was 60%2F5+=+12. The cafeteria
contributed 4, so the club must have made 12-4+=+8 answer