Question

A large cheese pizza costs $7.50. Each additional topping for the pizza costs $1.35. If the total bill for the pizza Sally ordered was $12.90, how many toppings did she order? (Enter a whole number, for example, 20, no variables and no words).

Answer 1

Answer: She ordered 4 toppings.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Total cost of pizza  = $ 12.90

Cost of pizza =$7.50

Price per topping = $1.35

Let x = Number of toppings,

Total cost of pizza = (Cost of pizza) + (price per topping) × (Number of topping)  

$12.90= 7.50+1.35x\\\\\Rightarrow\ 1.35x=12.90-7.50\\\\\Rightarrow\ 1.35x=5.4\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=\dfrac{5.4}{1.35}\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=\dfrac{540}{135}=4$

hence, she ordered 4 toppings.