Problema Solution

John's pizza sells one 16-inch cheese pizza or two 10-inch cheese pizzas for $10.99. Determine which size gives more pizza

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Two 10-inch pizzas having price each of one is 3.33$

and one 16-inch pizza having price 4.33$



area of a circle: A=PIr^2


area of the 10-inch pizza is 314 square inches

area of a 16-inch pizza is 804 square inches


calculate the "square inches per dollar" for each pizza scenario:

2*(314)/3.33 = 188

(804)/4.33 = 185


you get more pizza (804 in^2 compared to 618 in^2) if you buy the 16-inch pizza but it is cheaper (188 square inches per dollar) to buy the two 10-inch pizzas instead of one 16-inch pizza (185 square inches per dollar)