document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=310947>Question 310947</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Will you please help me with this problem?  For a holiday party, Laura is making a seven layer torte, which consists of seven 8 inch diameter layers with a cream topping on each layer. She knows that one recipe of cream will cover 55 square inches of cake. How many batches of the topping must she make to complete her torte? ( use pi=3.14 as an approx. value) please show work. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #222387 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=222387\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Area of topping = area of circle with diameter 8\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Radius = 4\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area = pi*r^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pi^4^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=pi*16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7 layers <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 7*pi*16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 351.85 sq. in<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "one recipe covers 55 sq in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "351.85 sqin will require 351.85/55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 6.39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 7 batches </SPAN>\n" );
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