Question

Daniel ate 3 pieces of pizza. Jeremy ate 2 times that much. How many pieces of (p) did Jeremy eat?

Answer 1

Let:

x = pieces of pizza eaten by Daniel

y = Pieces of pizza eaten by Jeremy

Daniel ate 3 pieces of pizza. so:

`x=3`

Jeremy ate 2 times that much, so:

`\begin{gathered} y=2x \\ so\colon \\ y=2(3) \\ y=6 \end{gathered}`

Jeremy ate 6 pieces of pizza