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Giuseppi's pizza had orders for $931.00 of pizzas. the prices were $21 for a large pizza, 514 for a medium pizza, and $7 for a small pizza. the number of large pizzas was two less than four times the number of medium pizzas. thenumber of small pizzas was three more than three times the number of medium pizzas. how many of each size of pizza were ordered?

Robert is placing sod in two square shaped areas of his backyard. one side of the first area is 7.5 feet. one side of the other area is 5.7 feet. the sod costs y dollars per square foot