Question

Joey has 2 friends that can eat the same amount as him. If they decided to order all SMALL pizzas, how many SMALL pizzas would they have to order? Explain how you got your answer.

Answer 1

At first instance, they can eat 3 SMALL pizzas together, while the total number of pizzas they can eat if there are subsequent instances is

3 × (Number of instance)

Explanation:

Here, we have a word math problem, with Joey and his 2 friends who can eat the same amount as him

That is if the amount Joey can eat is x then each of his two friends can eat x hence total amount Joey and the two friends can eat is

x + 2x = 3x,

Where x is an number eaten per person at an instant

Therefore, if they decide to order all SMALL pizzas, the number of pizzas they can eat at the first instant is 3 × 1 = 3 SMALL pizzas

at subsequent instance, the number of pizzas eaten in total is 3·x pizzas.