Question

Sixteen students have volunteered to stay after school to help set up for a pep rally. The coordinator of the pep rally plans to order pizza for the students. A pizza pie has 8 slices and costs $13.49. What is the total cost of the pizza that is needed if each student has 1 1/2 slices? Write your answer in decimal form.

A) $20.24
B) $27.98
C) $33.73
D) $40.48

Answer 1

To feed 16 students 1 1/2 slices each, it's necessary to calculate the total slices, find out the number of pizzas required, and then multiply by the cost per pizza. The total comes to approximately $40.47, with the closest option being $40.48.

Step-by-step explanation:

The problem presented involves calculating the total cost of pizzas needed when 16 students are planning to eat 1 1/2 slices each. First, we need to determine the total number of slices required for 16 students. Since each student will eat 1 1/2 slices, the total slices needed is 16 times 1.5, which equals 24 slices. A pizza has 8 slices so we'll divide 24 by 8 to find the number of pizzas. This results in needing three pizzas. Each pizza costs $13.49, so we multiply 3 by $13.49 to get the total cost, which is $40.47. Therefore, closest to the total cost provided in the options is $40.48 (Option D).