A water polo team threw a pizza party after winning the championship. They needed enough pizza for 72 people. Each pizza serves 6 people and costs $17. How much did the pizza cost all together?

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Answer 1

To determine the total cost of the pizza for the party, first, we need to find out how many pizzas are needed for 72 people.

Since each pizza serves 6 people, we can calculate the number of pizzas needed as follows:

\[ \text{Number of pizzas} = \frac{\text{Total people}}{\text{People per pizza}} = \frac{72}{6} = 12 \]

Now that we know they need 12 pizzas, we can calculate the total cost by multiplying the number of pizzas by the cost per pizza.

\[ \text{Total cost} = \text{Number of pizzas} \times \text{Cost per pizza} = 12 \times 17 = 204 \]

Therefore, the total cost of the pizza is:

\[ \boxed{204} \]