Troy bakes 2 x 16 = <<2*16=32>>32 brownie pieces.

75% of one pan is 16 x 0.75 = <<16*0.75=12>>12 pieces.

Guests eat 16 + 12 = <<16+12=28>>28 pieces.

This many guests eat the brownies ala mode 28 - 4 = <<28-4=24>>24.

This many scoops are eaten by the guests 24 x 2 = <<24*2=48>>48.

The guests eat this many tubs 48 / 8 = <<48/8=6>>6 tubs.

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Troy bakes 2 pans of brownies, cut into 16 pieces per pan.  The guests eat all of 1 pan, and 75% of the 2nd pan.  One tub of ice cream provides 8 scoops.  If all but 4 of the guests eat the brownies ala mode (with 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream), how many tubs of ice cream did the guests eat?
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Troy bakes 2 pans of brownies, cut into 16 pieces per pan.  The guests eat all of 1 pan, and 75% of the 2nd pan.  One tub of ice cream provides 8 scoops.  If all but 4 of the guests eat the brownies ala mode (with 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream), how many tubs of ice cream did the guests eat?
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