If a teenager and a half can eat a pizza and a half in a day and a

half, how many pizzas can twelve teenagers eat in three days?

Is the answer 36?

User Icon for Ms. Sue Ms. Sue answered
16 years ago

Yep. Since one teenager can eat a pizza a day, then 12 teens should be able to eat 36 pizzas in 3 days.

User Icon for Jas Jas answered
16 years ago

Thank You.

User Icon for Ms. Sue Ms. Sue answered
16 years ago

You're welcome.

User Icon for Reiny Reiny answered
16 years ago

1.5 teens eat 1 pizza in 1.5 days

3 teens eat 2 pizzas in 1.5 days
3 teens eat 4 pizzas in 3 days
12 teens eat 16 pizzas in 3 days

User Icon for Reiny Reiny answered
16 years ago

Missed the half of the pizza

1.5 teens eat 1.5 pizza in 1.5 days
3 teens eat 3 pizzas in 1.5 days
3 teens eat 6 pizzas in 3 days
12 teens eat 24 pizzas in 3 days

User Icon for Mimi Mimi answered
7 years ago

The answer is 24.

You can set the problem up as fractions.
1.5 teens/1.5 pizzas = 1.5 days

the teens to pizza are 1:1. So you would say 1/1=1.5
then change it to 12/12 = 1.5 and you would multiple by 2 to get 3 days.
so 12*2 = 24

User Icon for SteveR_ACT SteveR_ACT answered
4 years ago

I am a pharmacist and the correct way to solve questions like this is think of RATE OF CONSUMPTION.

i.e. consumption = pizza/day
i.e. 1.5 TEENS = 1.5 PIZZA/1.5DAY = 1 pizza/day
the rest is simple maths.