A pizza shop charged $49.57 for 3 large pepperoni pizzas. This price included a $2.50 delivery fee. What was the price of a large pepperoni pizza? Enter your answer in the box.

Answer 1

Hi there! To start, let’s subtract the delivery fee from the total amount, that way we are just left with the amount that the shop charged for the pizzas.

Total Amount = Delivery Fee + 3 Pizzas

$49.57= $2.50 + 3 Pizzas

$47.07= 3 pizzas

Now, since the shop charges the same amount for each of the 3 pizzas, that means that the remaining $47.07 must be split evenly between the 3 pizzas, so we divide $47.07 by 3 and get $15.69. This means that each pizza costs $15.69.

We can check by adding $15.69 for each of the 3 pizzas.

$15.69 + $15.69 + $15.69 = $47.07

And then adding the delivery fee.

$47.07 + $2.50 = $49.57