document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=398939>Question 398939</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if there are 90 pizzas, and each person eats 1/6 of the pizzas--How many people are there? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #282577 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=282577\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> each person eats 1/6 of a pizza.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 people per pizza<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90 pizzas<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of persons is equal to 6 * 90 = 540.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "formula is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "number of people * amount of pizza eaten per person = number of pizzas eaten.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = number of people<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = amount of pizza eaten per person<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = number of pizzas eaten\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n * r = p\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r = 1/6 because each person eats 1/6 of a pizza.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p = 90 (given)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n * r = p becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n * (1/6) = 90\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides of this equation by 6 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = 90 * 6 which becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = 540\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "540 people eating 1/6 of a pizza each consume 90 pizzas (540 * 1/6 = 90)\r<BR>\n" );
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