Problem:
Twelve friends met for dinner at Oscar's Overstuffed Oyster House, and each ordered one meal. The portions were so large, there was enough food for people. If they share, how many meals should they have ordered to have just enough food for the of them?
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Solution:
If people order times too much food, they should have ordered meals.
Let be the number of meals they should have ordered. Then,
so
Answer: .
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