Question

You are ordering a pizza and soda for the big game. A deep dish pizza costs $10.25, and a two-liter of soda is $2.00. For each touchdown that the Eagles score on Sunday, Vinny's Pizza lowers the cost by $1.50. How many touchdowns will the Eagles have to score for your bill to come to $4.75? Explain how to solve for the missing value using an equation.

Answer 1

10.25 + 2.00 = 12.25...cost of pizza and soda

12.25 - 1.50x = 4.75....with x being the number of touchdowns
-1.50x = 4.75 - 12.25...I subtracted 12.25 from both sides
-1.50x = - 7.50...now divide both sides by -1.50
x = -7.50 / -1.50
x = 6......They would have to score 6 touchdowns