If there were 64 pieces of food in total and each person had 5 slices of pizza, then the total number of pizza slices eaten is 5 * 8 = <<5*8=40>>40 slices.
If there were 64 pieces of food in total and 40 slices of pizza were eaten, then there were 64 - 40 = <<64-40=24>>24 mozzarella sticks eaten.
If there were 8 people, then each person ate 24 / 8 = <<24/8=3>>3 mozzarella sticks. Answer: \boxed{3}.
Ethan had seven of his friends over he ordered cheese pizza and mozzarella sticks for the eight of them in all there were 64 pieces of food if each person had five slices of pizza find the number of mozzarella sticks each person ate
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