SOLUTION: In a certain restaurant, customers must pay Php 150 for the basic pizza and Php 5 for each additional slice of meat topping they wish to have in their pizza.Pam paid php225 for h

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Question 1188053: In a certain restaurant, customers must pay Php 150 for the basic pizza
and Php 5 for each additional slice of meat topping they wish to have in
their pizza.Pam paid php225 for her pizza.How many slices of meat toppings were added to it?
Found 2 solutions by Theo, ikleyn:
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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customers pay 150 for the basic pizza and 5 for each additional slice of topping.

formula is:

y = 5 * x + 150

y is the total price.
x is the number of additional slices of meat topping added.

when y = 225, the formula becomes 225 = 5 * x + 150
subtract 150 from both sides of the equation to get:
75 = 5 * x
solve for x to get:
x = 75/5 = 15

the number of additional slices of meat topping = 15.

150 + 5 * 15 = 150 + 75 = 225.
this confirms the number of slices is correct.

solution is that 15 slices of meat topping were added to the basic slice.


Answer by ikleyn(52877) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The problem is so simple that the solution is in one line 

    the number of slices is  %28225-150%29%2F5 = 75%2F5 = 15.    ANSWER

Just solved.