Question

The Pretty Pizza Company wants to open a new pizza place either on the north side of town or the south side of town. They want to open the pizza place where the ratio of pizza places per person is currently less than 0.01. The population of 15 blocks of the north side of town is 221 people per block, but there are already 32 pizza places in the area. The population of 22 blocks of the south area is 150 people per block, and there are 28 pizza places in the area. Where, if anywhere, should the Pretty Pizza Company open a new pizza place?

Answer 1

I believe it to best to do it on the north side

Answer 2

i have the answers already but which option would be correct

north: .009653
south: .008484

answer possibilities :

south
north
both
neither

Answer 3

@jdoe0001 what do you think?

Answer 4

@Vollyball21 Please don't give direct answers.

Answer 5

especially if they are not correct...

Answer 6

@Abhisar will do

Answer 7

well
let's take a look at the north
15 blocks and 221 people each
thus 15 * 221 persons

there are already 32 pizza places

pizza ratio to persons would be 32/(15*221)

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let's see the south
28 pizza places and 22 blocks of 150 people
thus
pizza place ratio to persons 28/(22*150)

Answer 8

which equals the number i stated earlier

Answer 9

numbers*

Answer 10

ohh yeah... yes

so Pretty Pizza would want to open where there is less than 0.01 ratio
both 0.009653 and 0.008484
are less than 0.01 or 0.0100000

so both meet that criterion
but you'd want to do it with the one with lesser ratio
thus the 0.008484

since there'd be less pizza places, and thus less competition, and thus more clientele and thus more revenue

Answer 11

but both are correct

Answer 12

do you suggest i just go with south?

Answer 13

well.. both meet the criterion of less than 0.01 yes
but Pretty PIzza needs to decide whicn of the two to open up at
so that'd be the one with less pizza places per person, or smallest ratio of both of them
since less pizza places, means less competition

Answer 14

but yes... I'd say, the south, or 0.008484

Answer 15

it was incorrect :(

Answer 16

hmmm

Answer 17

hmmm should have been the 0.008484 though

Answer 18

smaller ratio, means less pizza places per person
so lots of folks going to just a few pizza places

thus anyone opening there, where lots of folks have fewer choices of pizzas
would have better sales