A pizza parlor owner knows they sell 3 slices of cheese pizza out of 20 total slices sold. Predict how any slices of cheese pizza will be sold if the pizza parlor sells 5,680 total slices in a week.
To predict how many slices of cheese pizza will be sold if 5,680 total slices are sold in a week, we can set up a proportion:
3 slices of cheese pizza out of 20 total slices = x slices of cheese pizza out of 5,680 total slices
(3/20) = x/5680
Cross multiplying, we get:
20x = 3 * 5680
20x = 17,040
x = 17,040 / 20
x = 852
So, the pizza parlor owner is predicted to sell 852 slices of cheese pizza if they sell 5,680 total slices in a week.
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I made an error in my calculations. Let me correct that:
(3 / 20) = x / 5680
Cross multiplying:
20x = 3 * 5680
20x = 17,040
x = 17,040 / 20
x = 852
So, after recalculating, I can confirm that the pizza parlor owner is predicted to sell 852 slices of cheese pizza if they sell 5,680 total slices in a week. Thank you for pointing that out.