Sam cut a pie into equal slices. There are only three slices left. The angle measure for the three slices is 72degrees. How many slices did Sam cut the pie into?
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72º/3 = 24º per slice
360º/24º = ?
To find out how many slices Sam cut the pie into, we can start by finding the angle measure for each slice. Since there are only three slices left and their combined angle measures add up to 72 degrees, we can divide 72 by 3 to find the measure of each slice.
72 degrees divided by 3 slices = 24 degrees per slice
Therefore, each slice has an angle measure of 24 degrees. However, to find out the total number of slices Sam cut, we need to know the angle measure for the whole pie. If we assume that the pie is a full circle, which has an angle measure of 360 degrees, we can figure out how many slices were cut.
360 degrees for a full circle divided by 24 degrees per slice = 15 slices
Therefore, Sam cut the pie into 15 equal slices.