You and three friends bought a pizza. You paid $2.65 for your share (1/4 of the pizza). Wrote an equation that models the situation. What was the total cost of the pizza?
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2.65 * 4 = C
You and three friends bought a pizza (4 people in total). You paid $2.65 for your share (1/4 of the pizza). Write an equation that models the situation. What was the total cost of the pizza?
To solve this problem, we can use an equation to represent the situation.
Let's assume that "x" represents the total cost of the pizza.
Since there are four people in total, each person will pay 1/4 of the total cost.
Therefore, the equation can be written as: (1/4)x = $2.65
To find the total cost of the pizza, we can solve this equation for "x".
To do that, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 4 to eliminate the 1/4:
(1/4)x * 4 = $2.65 * 4
Simplifying this equation, we get:
x = $10.60
So the total cost of the pizza is $10.60.