Question

The Pretty Pizza Company wants to open a new pizza place on either the north side of town or the south side of town. They want to open the pizza place where the ratio of pizza places per person is less than 0.01. The population of 15 blocks of the north side of town is 221 people per block, and there are already 32 pizza places in the area. The population of 22 blocks of the south area is 150 people per block, and there are 28 pizza places in the area. Where, if anywhere, should the Pretty Pizza Company open a new pizza place?

Answer 1

Using proportions, it is found that the Pretty Pizza Company should open a new pizza place at any of the North or the South blocks.

What is a proportion?

A proportion is a fraction of a total amount, and the measures are related using a rule of three. Due to this, relations between variables, either direct or inverse proportional, can be built to find the desired measures in the problem.

The proportion of pizza places per person in each block of the town is given as follows:

• North: 32/(221 x 15) = 0.0096 < 1.

• South: 28/(22 x 150) = 0.0084 < 1.

Both proportions are less than 0.01, hence the Pretty Pizza Company should open a new pizza place at any of the North or the South blocks.

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