SOLUTION: A pie with a diameter of 12 inches is cut into 8 equal slices. What is the area of each piece?

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Question 274126: A pie with a diameter of 12 inches is cut into 8 equal slices. What is the area of each piece?
Answer by fractalier(6550)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If its diameter is 12 inches, its radius is 6 imches.
Its area is then
A = (pi)r^2 = (pi)(6^2) = 36(pi) or about 113.1 square inches.
Divide that by 8 slices and get about 14.1 square inches per slice.

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