Question

1. At Parker's Pizza Parlor, the total cost of an order of 5 slices of pizza is $12.37. This price includes $1. 12 in

sales tax Let p represent the cost of 1 slice of pizza.
(a) Write an equation to represent this scenario.
(b) Solve the equation for p to determine the cost of 1 slice of pizza. Show your work.
Answer:

Answer 1

to find the cost of one slice 12.37/5= 2.47 per slice.

so y= 2.47p+1.12