Victor is ordering pizzas for a party. He would like to have 1/4 of a pizza for each guest. He can only order whole pizzas, not part of a pizza. If he expects 27 guests, how many pizzas should he order?
If he also wants to eat 1/4 pizza, there would be 28 people eating 1/4 of a pizza each.
So we need 7 pizzas
(there are 4 quarters in each pizza and 7*4 = 28)
To find out how many pizzas Victor should order, we need to divide the total number of guests by the number of guests that can be served by each pizza.
Let's calculate it step by step:
1. The number of guests per pizza:
- Each guest will have 1/4 of a pizza.
- This means one whole pizza can serve 4 guests. (1 divided by 1/4)
2. Total number of pizzas needed:
- Divide the total number of guests by the number of guests per pizza.
- In this case, Victor expects 27 guests, and each pizza can serve 4 guests.
- So, divide 27 by 4: 27 ÷ 4 = 6.75
Since we can't order a fraction of a pizza, we need to round up the number of pizzas to the nearest whole number. In this case, we round up to the next whole number because ordering an extra pizza is better than running out.
Therefore, Victor should order 7 pizzas for the party.