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Peter ate 9 ounces of chocolate cake which was 75% of the entire cake. Which expression can be used to find the size of the full cake?

Final Answer:

x =  12 oz

Step-by-step explanation:

p=9 oz r=75%=10075=43=0.75  p = r x  x=p/r=9/0.75=12 oz



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