Question 289861: Gene, Tina, and Brenda have ordered a large pizza, Gene will eat three times as much pizza as Tina. Tina will eat twice as much pizza as Brenda. If the pizza is cut into 36 slices, how many slices will Tina eat?
(a)8 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 9 (e) None of the above
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Gene, Tina, and Brenda have ordered a large pizza,
Gene will eat three times as much pizza as Tina.
Tina will eat twice as much pizza as Brenda.
If the pizza is cut into 36 slices, how many slices will Tina eat?
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g + t + b = 36
g = 3t
t = 2b
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Substitute for g and t to get:
6b + 2b + b = 36
9b = 36
b = 4
So, t = 8
And g = 24
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Tina will eat 8
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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(a)8 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 9 (e) None of the above
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