SOLUTION: Please explain and help me solve- Chris and Ben had a pizza-eating contest. They spent $20 to buy the pizzas. Chris was hungry and ate three pieces before the competition started.

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Question 1168499: Please explain and help me solve-
Chris and Ben had a pizza-eating contest. They spent $20 to buy the pizzas. Chris was hungry and ate three pieces before the competition started. Once the competition started, Chris was able to eat two pieces every four minutes. Write an equation for the number of total pieces Chris has eaten.
a. What is the unit rate?______________________________________
b. Define your variables.
Dependent Variable _____ : _______________________________________________________
Independent Variable _____ : _______________________________________________________
c. What is the starting point? _______________________________
d. Write a linear equation for the situation.
e. Using your equation, find out the number of slices Chris ate after 10 minutes of the competition.
Answer by ikleyn(52784) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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I hope (no, I am sure) that after our yesterday conversation, you just know how to solve it on your own.