If there were a total of 64 pieces of food, and each person had 5 slices of pizza, then the number of slices of pizza consumed by the 8 of them is 8 * 5 = <<8*5=40>>40 slices.
Since the total number of pieces of food is 64, and 40 of them came from pizza slices, then there were 64 - 40 = <<64-40=24>>24 mozzarella sticks.
If each person ate an equal number of mozzarella sticks, 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 pizzas and mozzarella sticks for the eight of them and 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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