Question

Two slices of Dan's famous pizza have 230 calories. How many calories would you expect to be in five slices of the same pizza?

a) 575 calories
b) 690 calories
c) 920 calories
d) 1150 calories

Answer 1

To find the number of calories in five slices of the same pizza, set up a proportion based on the given information. Solve for x to find the number of calories in five slices.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of calories in five slices of the same pizza, we can set up a proportion based on the information given. Let's call the number of calories in five slices 'x'. We know that two slices have 230 calories, so we can set up the proportion as:

1. 2 slices / 230 calories = 5 slices / x calories

To solve for x, we can cross multiply and solve for x:

1. 2 * x = 230 * 5
2. x = 1150

Therefore, we would expect there to be 1150 calories in five slices of the same pizza.