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document.write( "A restaurant offers delivery for their pizzas. The total cost is a delivery fee added to the price of the pizzas. One customer pays $25 to have 2 pizzas delivered. Another customer pays $58 for 5 pizzas. How many pizzas are delivered to a customer who pays $80?\r
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document.write( "What are the steps to answering this type of question?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #797093 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A restaurant offers delivery for their pizzas. The total cost is a delivery fee added to the price of the pizzas. One customer pays $25 to have 2 pizzas delivered. Another customer pays $58 for 5 pizzas. How many pizzas are delivered to a customer who pays $80?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "What are the steps to answering this type of question? \n" ); document.write( "=========================== \n" ); document.write( "It's not stated but implied that all pizzas cost the same. Assuming that's true: \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "d = delivery fee \n" ); document.write( "p = pizza cost \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "2p + d = 25 \n" ); document.write( "5p + d = 58 \n" ); document.write( "------------------------ Subtract \n" ); document.write( "-3p = -33 \n" ); document.write( "p = $11 \n" ); document.write( "2*11 + d = 25 \n" ); document.write( "d = $3 \n" ); document.write( "================= \n" ); document.write( "How many pizzas are delivered to a customer who pays $80? \n" ); document.write( "11p + 3 = 80 \n" ); document.write( "11p = 77 \n" ); document.write( "p = 7 pizzas \n" ); document.write( " |