Let's break down the problem step by step:
1. Determine the number of pizza pieces each case contains:
- Each case has 96 pieces of pizza.
2. Identify the total number of students needing pizza:
- There are 288 students.
3. Calculate the minimum number of cases required:
- We need to find out how many cases are necessary to ensure each of the 288 students gets at least one piece of pizza.
Since each case has 96 pieces, to find out how many cases are needed, you can set up the following division:
[tex]\( \frac{288 \text{ students}}{96 \text{ pieces per case}} = 3 \text{ cases} \)[/tex]
4. Conclusion:
- Therefore, to serve 288 students, where each student gets at least one piece of pizza, you would need to open 3 cases of pizza.
