SOLUTION: Lucas, Rebbecca, and Brandon order a large pizza. They decide to split the cost according to how much they will eat. Brandon pays $4.46, rebecca eats 1/5 of the pizza, and lucas ea

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Question 395488: Lucas, Rebbecca, and Brandon order a large pizza. They decide to split the cost according to how much they will eat. Brandon pays $4.46, rebecca eats 1/5 of the pizza, and lucas eats 5/12 of the pizza. How much did the pizza cost?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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If 1 = a whole pizza, then Brandon ate 1+-+1%2F5+-+5%2F12 of a pizza
60%2F60+-+12%2F60+-+25%2F60
%2860+-+37%29%2F60
23%2F60 of a pizza
Let p = the price of a pizza
%2823%2F60%29%2Ap+=+446 (in cents)
p+=+%2860%2F23%29%2A446
p+=+1163
The price of the pizza is $11.63