You've been asked to order pizzas for a party. Heres a formula for this scenario: X = yz/a Where X=number of people at the party Y = number of slices per pizza Z=number of pizzas Rewrite the formula to solve for the number of pizzas you should order.

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Dakota Combs

17 February, 08:10

You've been asked to order pizzas for a party. Heres a formula for this scenario: X = yz/a Where X=number of people at the party Y = number of slices per pizza Z=number of pizzas Rewrite the formula to solve for the number of pizzas you should order.

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Lainey · Answer 1

X = (yz) / a ... I dont know what " a " stands for ... but it appears we are solving for z, the number of pizza's.

x = (yz) / a ... multiply both sides by a, eliminating it on the right side

ax = yz ... now we divide both sides by y

(ax) / y = z <==