SOLUTION: Jeff, Tom, and Chelsea order a large pizza. They decide to split the cost according to how much they will eat. Tom pays $5.16, Chelsea eats 1/8 of the pizza, and Jeff eats 1/2 of t
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Question 1203956: Jeff, Tom, and Chelsea order a large pizza. They decide to split the cost according to how much they will eat. Tom pays $5.16, Chelsea eats 1/8 of the pizza, and Jeff eats 1/2 of the pizza. How much did the pizza cost?
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, josgarithmetic:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Jeff, Tom, and Chelsea order a large pizza. They decide to split the cost according to how much they will eat.
let the pizza cost be
Tom pays $
Chelsea eats of the pizza, => have to pay
and Jeff eats of the pizza,=> have to pay
then
the pizza cost $
Answer by josgarithmetic(39626) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Q, total pizza cost
chelsea pay Q/8
Jeff pay Q/2
Tom pay $5.16
SUM of what they pay must be Q.
--------solve this.
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