Question

Bob invited 11 friends to his birthday party. He and his friends each ate two pieces of pizza. If they were eight slices in each whole pizza, how many whole pizzas do they fit in all?

Answer 1

3 whole pizzas required.

Explanation:

Given that:

Total number of friends invited by Bob = 11

Total number of people on the birthday party = 11 friends + 1 Bob himself = 12

Each friend has eaten = 2 pieces of pizza

Number of slices in one whole pizza = 8

To find:

Number of whole pizzas required at the birthday party.

Solution:

First of all, let us find the number of slices required for the birthday party.

Number of slices of pizza required for the birthday party = Number of slices eaten by each person multiplied by number of persons at party.

Number of slices of pizza required for the birthday party = 12
`*` 2 = 24

Now, let us divide the total number of slices with the number of slices in one whole pizza to find the total number of whole pizzas required for the party.

Number of whole pizzas required:

`(24)/(8) = \bold{3}`