Problema Solution

there are two kinds of pizza a veggie that costs $12 and a meaty that costs $16. A group wants to spend exactly $136 on pizza, what should they order?

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let


x = the number of $12 pizzas


y = the number of $16 pizzas


x and y are positive integers


12x + 16y = 136 divide both sides by 4


3x + 4y = 34


4y = 34 - 3x


y = (34 - 3x)/4


x must be an even number (otherwise 34 - 3x will be odd and we need 34 - 3x to bi divisible by 4).


Also 34 - 3x >=0 follows x <= 34/3 or x <=11.


for x = 2


y = (34 - 3*2)/4


y = 7


one solution is: 2 veggie pizzas and 7 meaty pizzas can be ordered.


for x = 4


y = (34 - 3*4)/4


y = 22/4 is not integer thus x = 4 is not solution


for x = 6


y = (34 - 3*6)/4


y = 16/4


y = 4


second solution: 6 veggie pizzas and 4 meaty pizzas can be ordered.


for x = 8


y = (34 - 3*8)/4


y = 10/4 is not integer thus x = 8 is not solution


for x = 10


y = (34 - 3*10)/4


y = 4/4


y = 1


third solution: 10 veggie pizzas and 1 meaty pizzas can be ordered.


We examined all posibilities and found the follwoing 3 solutions:


first solution is: 2 veggie pizzas and 7 meaty pizzas can be ordered.

second solution: 6 veggie pizzas and 4 meaty pizzas can be ordered.

third solution: 10 veggie pizzas and 1 meaty pizzas can be ordered.