Question

“Some friends ordered two cinnamon sugar pizzas cut into 12 pieces each for dessert. Each person had 2 slices and there were four slices leftover. How many friends were at the dinner?

Write out an equation that will go with the problem and then solve it.”

Answer 1

Answer: 4 People were at the dinner.

Equation: 2x + 4 = 12

Step-by-step explanation: We know that there are 4 pieces left. So we can just take away 4 from 12. When that's done, we're left with 8 eaten slices. Then divide the 8 slices by the number of pieces per person. Therefore, 8/2 gives us 4.

I took algebra last year and loved it! I hope this helps!