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Of the 24 people at the Thanksgiving dinner, 1/8 of the people ate pumpkin pie, 1/2 ate cherry pie, 1/4 ate pecan pie, and 1/8 ate apple pie. How many people ate pecan pie?



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Answer 1

To find the number of people who ate pecan pie, we need to calculate 1/4 of the 24 people:

Number of people who ate pecan pie = (1/4) * 24 = 6

Therefore, 6 people ate pecan pie.