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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