Mai is making personal pizzas. For 4 pizzas, she uses 10 ounces of cheese.

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Nia Williamson

14 July, 07:34

Mai is making personal pizzas. For 4 pizzas, she uses 10 ounces of cheese.

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Jamir Goodman · Answer 1

Complete question:

Mai is making personal pizzas. For 4 pizzas, she uses 10 ounces of cheese.

a. How much cheese does Mai use per Pizza

b. At this rate how much cheese will she need to make 15 Pizza's

Answer:

a. ounces of cheese per pizza = 10/4 = 2.5 ounces of cheese

b. amount of cheese to make 15 pizzas = 2.5 * 15 = 37.5 ounces of cheese

Step-by-step explanation:

Mai is making a personal pizzas. For 4 pizza she uses 10 ounces of cheese. This means Mai uses 10 ounces of cheese in weight to make just 4 pizzas.

a. How much cheese does Mai use per Pizza

Not she uses 10 ounces of cheese to make 4 pizzas. Therefore,

If 4 pizzas requires 10 ounces of cheese

1 pizza will require? ounces of cheese

cross multiply

ounces of cheese per pizza = 10/4 = 2.5 ounces of cheese

b. At this rate how much cheese will she need to make 15 Pizza's

Since she requires 2.5 ounces of cheese to make 1 pizza

? ounces of cheese will be required to make 15 pizzas

cross multiply

amount of cheese to make 15 pizzas = 2.5 * 15 = 37.5 ounces of cheese