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Pizza Slices 0854C1

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Question: Khloe used a ratio table to solve the following problem. Read the problem, then identify her strategy by filling in the blank below. If you order 1 pizza, you will get 6 slices of pizza. How many slices of pizza are there in 16 pizzas? pizzas 1 2 4 8 16 slices of pizza 6 12 24 48 96 Answer Attempt 1 out of 2 The best description for the strategy that she used is .
1. **State the problem:** We want to find how many slices of pizza there are in 16 pizzas if 1 pizza has 6 slices. 2. **Identify the ratio:** The ratio of pizzas to slices is given as 1 pizza : 6 slices. 3. **Explain the strategy:** Khloe used a ratio table to multiply the number of pizzas by 2 repeatedly to find the corresponding number of slices. 4. **Show the ratio table:** $$\begin{array}{c|ccccc} \text{Pizzas} & 1 & 2 & 4 & 8 & 16 \\ \hline \text{Slices} & 6 & 12 & 24 & 48 & 96 \end{array}$$ 5. **Explain the pattern:** Each time the number of pizzas doubles, the number of slices also doubles. 6. **Calculate slices for 16 pizzas:** Starting from 1 pizza with 6 slices, doubling pizzas 4 times (1 to 2, 2 to 4, 4 to 8, 8 to 16) doubles slices each time: $$6 \times 2 = 12$$ $$12 \times 2 = 24$$ $$24 \times 2 = 48$$ $$48 \times 2 = 96$$ 7. **Final answer:** There are $$96$$ slices of pizza in 16 pizzas. 8. **Summary of strategy:** Khloe used the strategy of **doubling** the number of pizzas and slices repeatedly to find the answer efficiently.