2. A large cheese pizza costs \( \$ 7.50 \). Diego has \( \$ 40 \) to spend on pizzas. How many large cheese pizzas can he afford? Explain or show your reasoning.

To determine how many large cheese pizzas Diego can afford, we can follow these steps: 1. **Identify the cost of one pizza**: The cost of one large cheese pizza is \( \$ 7.50 \). 2. **Identify the total amount Diego has**: Diego has \( \$ 40 \). 3. **Calculate the number of pizzas**: To find out how many pizzas Diego can buy, we divide the total amount of money he has by the cost of one pizza. The formula to calculate the number of pizzas \( n \) is: \[ n = \frac{\text{Total Money}}{\text{Cost per Pizza}} \] Substituting the known values: \[ n = \frac{40}{7.50} \] Now, let's perform the calculation. \[ n = \frac{40}{7.50} = 5.3333 \] Since Diego cannot buy a fraction of a pizza, we round down to the nearest whole number. Therefore, Diego can afford 5 large cheese pizzas. ### Conclusion: Diego can afford **5 large cheese pizzas** with his \( \$ 40 \).