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At Algorithms Pizza they have the exponential pizza, which is a 24-inch cheese pizza that costs $17.50. Each topping for the pizza costs $2.35. If Connor ordered the exponential pizza and was charged $29.25, how many toppings were on his pizza? Justify your answer by using an algebraic equation to solve this problem step by step

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He got 5 toppings, subtract 29.25 and 17.50, you get 11.75, then divide by 2.35, you get 5.
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Answer:

5 toppings.

Explanation:

Let there were x toppings on the exponential pizza ordered by Connor.

Then charges for toppings = $2.35x

If the cheese pizza costs = $17.50

Total charges for the pizza = (17.5 + 2.35x)

Total cost of the cheese pizza with toppings = $29.25

Equation to find the number of toppings will be

29.25 = 17.5 + 2.35x

2.35x = 29.25 - 17.5

2.35x = 11.75

x =
(11.75)/(2.35)

x = 5

Therefore, number of toppings on the pizza will be 5.

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