Question

Kaylee is picking up pizza for her family. She needs 3 small pizzas and 3 large pizzas. The small pizzas has 4 slices and the large has 8 slices. If Kaylee needs to make sure she has 36 slices of pizza, which expression would help her?

Answer 1

The appropriate expression to ensure Kaylee has 36 slices of pizza is the sum of three times the slices in a small pizza and three times the slices in a large pizza, which is (3 × 4) + (3 × 8). This equals 36 slices.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the expression that would help Kaylee ensure she has 36 slices of pizza, we consider the number of slices each pizza size has. A small pizza has 4 slices and a large pizza has 8 slices. Kaylee needs 3 small and 3 large pizzas. The expression that represents this is:

(3 × 4) + (3 × 8)

This means she is getting 3 times the number of slices in a small pizza plus 3 times the number of slices in a large pizza. Calculating:

3 × 4 = 12 (small pizzas)

3 × 8 = 24 (large pizzas)

Adding the two amounts together:

12 + 24 = 36 slices