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Whole pizzas are described by the length of their diameters. For example, a
Stan the Pizza Man told a customer that a
To find the best cost per square inch, we must first find the area of each pizza.
Using the formula for the area of a circle,
Medium pizza:
Large pizza:
Remember,
Now with the area, we can determine the price per square inch of pizza. We can convert to cents for a better indicator of price.
Medium pizza:
Large pizza: