Question

Each large pizza can feed three middle school boys. How many pizzas would be needed to feed the Dent football team if there are 56 boys on the team? Round your answer to the nearest whole pizza.

Answer 1

19 large pizzas

Explanation:

Given:

Each large pizza can feed 3 boys.

Question asked:

How many pizzas would be needed to feed the Dent football team if there are 56 boys ?

Solution:

By applying unitary method:

3 boys can feed = 1 pizza

1 boy can feed =
`(1)/(3)` pizza

56 boys can feed =
`(1)/(3)`
`*56` pizza

=
`(56)/(3)`

=
`18(2)/(3)`

Thus, 19 large pizzas will be needed to feed by 56 Dent football team.