Since there is a total of 12 slices, but each slice is cut into 4 slices, you need to divide the total number of slices by the number of slices that have been cut.
[tex] \sqrt[4]{12} [/tex]
4 goes into 12 three times, because 4 * 3 = 12
[tex]12 - 12 = 0[/tex]
Therefore, there are now 3 slices.
