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Mindy and Troy combined ate $9$ pieces of the wedding cake. Mindy ate $3$ pieces of cake and Troy had $\frac{1}{3}$ of the total cake.

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Q. Mindy and Troy combined ate

9

pieces of the wedding cake. Mindy ate

3

pieces of cake and Troy had

\frac{1}{3}

of the total cake.

Calculate Total Cake Eaten: Determine the total number of pieces of cake eaten by Mindy and Troy. $\newline$ Mindy ate $3$ pieces of cake. $\newline$ Troy ate $\frac{1}{3}$ of the total cake, which is $9$ pieces. $\newline$ To find out how many pieces Troy ate, we need to calculate $\frac{1}{3}$ of $9$ . $\newline$ $\frac{1}{3}$ of $9 = 9 \times \left(\frac{1}{3}\right)$
Calculate Troy's Cake Consumption: Perform the calculation to find out how many pieces Troy ate. $9 \times (\frac{1}{3}) = 3$ Troy ate $3$ pieces of cake.
Verify Calculation: Check the calculation for any mathematical errors. $\newline$ Re-evaluate $\frac{1}{3}$ of $9$ to ensure the calculation is correct. $\newline$ $\frac{1}{3}$ of $9$ = $9 \times \left(\frac{1}{3}\right)$ = $3$ $\newline$ The calculation is correct.

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