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Lance multiplied 8 times 214 to solve a problem. Which problem could be the one Lance was solving?

A
The cafeteria made 8 more cheese pizzas than pepperoni pizzas for lunch time. If they made 214 cheese pizzas, how many pizzas did the cafeteria make?

B
At the class party, students ate 214 pepperoni pizzas and 8 times as many cheese pizzas. If the class ordered 28 pizzas, how many pizzas do they have left?

C
A student ate 214pieces of pizza. Another student ate 8 pieces of pizza. How many pieces did the students eat altogether?

D
Two and one-fourth times as many cheese pizzas were made as pepperoni pizzas. Eight pepperoni pizzas were made. How many cheese pizzas were made?

User Bilkis
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Answer:

D. 2¼ as many as pepperoni pizzas were cheese pizzas.

2¼ × 8 = 18 cheese.

Explanation:

214 times 8 is 1712 pizzas. That's enough for 3000 people!

26 pizzas should be enough for 50 to 100 people depending on the size of the pizzas.

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