Question

x=number of people at the dancey=number of slices per cakea=number if slices each person will eat55 people plan to attend the dance and each person will eat 1 slice of cake. how many slices per cake should you cut. use the formula y=xa/5 and substitute the values for x,a, and 5

Answer 1

Each cake should be cut into 11 slices.

Step-by-step explanation

We are asked to calculate the number of slices per cake. We are given that

x = number of people at the dance = 55 (from the question)

y = number of slices per cake = ?

a = number of slices each person will eat = 1 (Also from the question)

We are also told that the number of cakes is 5.

We are then asked to use the formula

y = xa/5

We then make a substitution

y = (55 × 1)/5

y = (55/5) = 11 slices per cake.

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