Question

Large Cheese Pizza $14.85

Large Supreme Pizza $16.90
Cheese Sticks $5.99
Dessert Pizza $6.99











Use the information above to answer the following question.

1. A customer has $75 to spend for a pizza party and knows she needs 3 supreme pizzas. Jacob tells her she can also afford to buy 4 dessert pizzas. Is this reasonable? Justify your response using estimation. If the answer is not reasonable, identify the error and then calculate the correct solution.

Answer 1

3 Supreme Pizzas would cost $50.70 so the customer would only have about $25 left. A dessert pizza is about $7, so four would cost $28. The customer would not have enough money to cover the cost.