Consider This Problem Situation

Essay

Consider this problem situation:
The school cafeteria is ready to serve two kinds of sandwiches, tuna and ham, and two kinds of pizza, pepperoni and vegetarian. There are 48 servings of pizza prepared. There are eight more tuna sandwiches prepared than there are servings of pepperoni pizza. There are four fewer ham sandwiches prepared than there are servings of vegetarian pizza. Altogether, how many sandwiches are prepared?
A) List eight quantities involved in this problem.
B) Sketch a diagram to show the relevant sums and differences in this situation.
C) Solve the problem.