Question

youre throwing a pizza party for 15 people and figure that each person will eat 4 slices. you call up the pizza place and larn that each pizza will cost you $14.78 and it will be cut into 12 slices. how much is the pizza going to cost you? you only have $70. will you have enough money?

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total slices needed

$15 \times 4 = 60$

Step2: Find number of pizzas required

$\lceil \frac{60}{12}
ceil = 5$

Step3: Calculate total pizza cost

$5 \times 14.78 = 73.90$

Step4: Compare cost to budget

$73.90 > 70$

Answer:

The total cost of the pizza will be $\$73.90$. You will NOT have enough money.