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Melisa is throwing a birthday party for her son. She ordered 4 pizzas, she realizes that her son invited more people than she thought, so she decides to order 1 more pizza for every 3 people that come to the party. The total number of pizzas, y , can be expressed in terms of the number of people that show up to the party, x . which inequality represents this situation?

y = -one third x + 4
y = one third x + 4
y = 3x - 4
y = 3x + 4

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Answer:

y = 3x + 4

Explanation:

3x would be the number of people that show up to the party times the number of pizza's needed plus the 4 she already ordered

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