PARTY TIME!

Situation: You are planning a birthday party and need to figure out how much
food and drink you will need to buy.
You send out 15 invitations to your friends.
Pizza: You are going to have pizza at your party.
a. How can you figure out how many pieces of pizza you will need?
Explain.


b. You estimate that each person will eat 3 slices of pizza.
Complete the table to find how much pizza is needed for different number of guests.


c. Use the table to look for patterns.
Write your observations.




d. Create a rule from the pattern to help you figure out the number of slices of pizza you
will need for, g, guests.

e. Graph the data by plotting the values from the table.
(Do not join the points. The data is about whole slices of pizza-not parts of slices. Also you
cannot have part of a person.)

Number of
Guests
Slices of
Pizza
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
PARTY TIME!
f. How many slices are needed for 11 people? Show/ Explain your work.


g. 10 people confirmed they were coming to the party. How many pizzas will you need to
buy if each pizza has 12 slices? Will there be any leftovers? Show your work and explain.




h. Your favorite pizza place is
Pittsburgh Pizza. If each pizza size has 12
slices which will you order? Explain.






i. Find the total cost for pizza (show work)
# of pizzas: _________
Size ______& Price: ____________








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