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During a school event, Noah is selling pizza at the food stand for $1.25 per slice.

1. Complete the table to show how much money he would earn if he sold each number of pizza slices.
number of pizza slices sold 20 50 p
amount of money earned in dollars

2. How many slices of pizza would Noah need to sell to earn $120? Explain your reasoning.

User Amir Gorji
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Answer:1. when he sold 20 slices of pizza's for $1.25 each he earns $25

and when he sold 50 slices of pizza for $1.25 each he earns $62.5

2. 96 slices of pizza. you would get that by dividing 120 by 1.25, as he needs to make $120, and each one costs $1.25

Explanation:

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Answer:

1. When he sold 20 slices of pizza at $1.25 each, he made $20

When he sold 50 slices of pizza at $1.25 each, he made $62.5

2. 96 slices of pizza. You would get that by dividing 120 by 1.25, as he needs to make $120, and each slice costs $1.25

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