Question

8. A pizza shop charges $7.00 for a cheese pizza and $1.50 per topping. The total charge for Megan's pizza was $11.50. Write and solve on equation to determine how many toppings Megan ordered on her pizza. Variable: Equation: Solution:​

Answer 1

Variable

x which stands for no. of toppings on pizza

equation

7 + 1.5x = 11.50

solution

the no. of toppings = 3

Explanation:

Let the number of topping be x.

Cost of 1 topping = $1.50

Cost of x topping = x*Cost of 1 topping = $1.5*x = $1.5x

Cost of cheese pizza = $7.00

Total cost for cheese pizza for x topping = Cost of cheese pizza + Cost of x topping

Total cost for cheese pizza for x topping = 7 + 1.5x

Given that The total charge for Megan's pizza was $11.50

thus,

7 + 1.5x = 11.50

1.5x = 11.50 - 7

1.5x = 4.5

x = 4.5/1.5 = 3

Thus, there were three toppings

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Variable

x which stands for no. of toppings on pizza

equation

7 + 1.5x = 11.50

solution

the no. of toppings = 3