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Algebra.Com's Answer #178048 by MathTherapy(10552)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If a round 8-inch diameter pizza serves two students, how many students should two 12-inch diameter pizzas serve? \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a. 9 b. 8 c. 6 d. 4 e. NG\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since one 8-inch pizza serves 2 students, then this means that a pizza with an area of \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A pizza with a diameter of 12 inches has an area of \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Using proportions, we can determine how many students two 12-inch diameter pizzas can feed. By making the amount of students equal to S, we get the following:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Cross-multiplying, we get: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, S, or the amount of students that two 12-inch diameter pizzas will serve is |