Problem:
The weight of of a large pizza together with cups of orange slices is the same as the weight of of a large pizza together with cup of orange slices. A cup of orange slices weighs of a pound. What is the weight, in pounds, of a large pizza?
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Solution:
Let be the weight of a large pizza and be the weight of a cup of orange slices, in pounds. Then
so and . Because a cup of orange slices weighs of a pound, the large pizza weighs
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