Question

Jason is having a pizza party for

his birthday. If he is having 20
friends over and they each eat 3/8
Of a pizza, how many pizzas should
he buy for the party?

Answer 1

8 pizzas

Explanation:

If each of the 20 people eats 3/8 of pizza, to calculate the total number of pizzas needed, multiply 20 by 3/8 and round up to the nearest whole number.

`\sf total \ number \ of \ pizzas=20 *\frac38`

`=\frac{20 *3}8`

`=\frac{60}8`

`=\frac{15}2`

`=7.5`

Therefore, he should buy 8 pizzas for the party.