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vitfil [10]
2 years ago
15

Jesse and Larry entered a pie eating contest. Jesse ate 5 less than twice as many pies as Larry. They ate a total 16 pies. How m

any pies did Larry eat?
Mathematics
1 answer:
Gekata [30.6K]2 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Let the x = # of pies Larry ate

Jesse ate 2x-5 pies

Total = 16

Your equation is:

x + (2x-5)=16

3x-5=16

3x=21

x = 7

Larry ate 7 pies.

Step-by-step explanation:

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