SOLUTION: Steven’s circular birthday cake is cut into 36 equal slices. a) What is the measure of the angle of each slice? b) Steven only wants one third of a slice. W

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Question 192513: Steven’s circular birthday cake is cut into 36 equal slices.

a) What is the measure of the angle of each slice?





b) Steven only wants one third of a slice. What is the angle the new slice?

Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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a) 360/36=10 degrees per slice
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b) if the 10 degree slice is cut into thirds
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the angle of the new slice would be 10/3 =3 1/3 degrees