###Human: Alex has 2 cakes that are each cut into 8 slices. A fourth of the slices are given away to his friends. A third of the remaining slices are given away to his family. Alex eats 3 slices. How many slices of the cake are left?, ### Assistant: There are 2*8 = 16 slices of cake.
There are 16/4 = 4 slices
There are 16-4 = 12 slices left.
There are 12/3 = 4 slices given away
There are 12-4-3 = 5 slices of cake left. 
 So the answer is :  5