The diameter of a small pizza is 16 centimeters. This is 2 centimeters more than two fifths of the diameter of a large pizza. How do you find the diameter of the large pizza?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-07T07:46:25

The diameter of the large pizza is 35 centimeters.

The equation that translates the problem is:

#16=2+2/5x#

where x is the unknown diameter.

Let's solve it:

#2/5x=16-2#

#2/5x=14#

#x=cancel14^7*5/cancel2#

#x=35#