SOLUTION: A volunteer fire department recently hosted its annual ice cream social. Each of 75 donated pies was cut into 6 pieces. At the end of the evening, they had sold 329 pieces of pie.

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Question 344828: A volunteer fire department recently hosted its annual ice cream social. Each of 75 donated pies was cut into 6 pieces. At the end of the evening, they had sold 329 pieces of pie. How many pies did they sell? How many were left over? Express your answers in mixed numerals.
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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75*6=450 pieces total.
450-329=121
329/6=54 5/6 pies were sold
121/6=20 1/6 pies left over.