Question

Sixteen scholars have volunteered to stay after school to help set up for the school musical. The musical director plans to order pizza for the scholars. Each pizza pie includes 8 slices and costs $13.49. How much money would the director have to pay in order to give each scholar 1.5 slices of pizza?

Answer 1

The director would have to pay $40.47.

If each scholar eats one slice of pizza, then there would be two pizza pies because 8 slices plus another 8 slices in 16

8+8=16

If all of them eat another .5 slice, adding up the halves would equal 8

.5 x 16 = 8

In total, the director would have to buy three pizzas which equals up to our total of $40.47