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To find:
Whether Nick can do as he says.
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Solution:
Nick cannot do as he says.
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Explanation:
Given:
1 3
Nick has a whole pizza. Nick says he will eat 2 of the pizza. He says he will give 8 of
3
the pizza to Sam and 8 of the pizza to Joe.
Calculation:
Let, if possible, Nick can do as he says.
Then the amount of pizza Nick must have is the sum of the part of pizza Nick eats and
1 3 3
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gives to Sam and Joe, that is, 2 8 8 .
1 3 3 4 3 3
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2 8 8 8 8 8
10
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8
5
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4
1
1
4
1
1
Nick has only one pizza whereas he needs 4 pizzas to do as he says.
Therefore, Nick cannot do as he says.
Conclusion:
Hence, Nick cannot do as he says.
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