SOLUTION: Jerry, Mitch and Barb order a large pizza. They decide to split the cost according to how much they will eat. Mitch pays $5.16, Barb eats one-eighth of the pizza, and Jerry eats on

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Question 849587: Jerry, Mitch and Barb order a large pizza. They decide to split the cost according to how much they will eat. Mitch pays $5.16, Barb eats one-eighth of the pizza, and Jerry eats one-half the pizza. How much did the pizza cost?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39613) About Me  (Show Source):
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The money from Mitch is not in the form of a fraction of the whole pizza.
M%2B1%2F8%2B1%2F2=1
M=1-1%2F2-1%2F8
M=%288-4-1%29%2F8
M=3%2F8

Mitch paid for 3%2F8 of the pizza. %283%2F8%29p=5.16 dollars where p is the cost or price of the whole pizza.