A pizza shop charges $10 for a large pizza, plus $1.50 for each topping.

Question

A pizza shop charges $10 for a large pizza, plus $1.50 for each topping. One customer's pizza cost $14.50 including toppings. The number of toppings is unknown and can be represented by the variable 't'. Four employees wrote equations that they thought could be used to solve for 't'.

 

Answer 1

($14.50-$10.00)/($1.50)=t

solving...

$4.50/$1.50=t

4.5/1.5=t

45/15=t

3=t

there are 3 toppings