Question

Marco's charges an additional fee for toppings, but all toppings cost the same. Kevin got pepperoni, banana peppers, and black olives on his pizza for a cost of $15.74. Brian ordered mushrooms and eggplant on his pizza and paid $14.49. Using this information, write an equation for the cost of a pizza, C, as a function of the toppings, t, ordered.

Answer 1

Answer: Let's use x to represent the cost of each topping. Then, the cost of a pizza with t toppings can be expressed as:

C = x * t + 15

We know that Kevin's pizza with 3 toppings cost $15.74, so we can write an equation using this information:

15.74 = 3x + 15

Solving for x, we get:

x = (15.74 - 15) / 3 = 0.74

So, each topping costs $0.74. Now we can use the information about Brian's pizza to check our answer:

14.49 = 2x + 15

Substituting x = 0.74, we get:

14.49 = 2 * 0.74 + 15

Which simplifies to:

14.49 = 1.48 + 15

This confirms that x = 0.74 is the correct cost for each topping. Therefore, the equation for the cost of a pizza as a function of the toppings ordered is:

C = 0.74t + 15

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