SOLUTION: a pizza with a 25cm diameter cost $4.60. a pizza with a 31cm diameter cost $6.00. How do you work how which has the best value?

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Question 338744: a pizza with a 25cm diameter cost $4.60.
a pizza with a 31cm diameter cost $6.00.
How do you work how which has the best value?
Found 2 solutions by mananth, rfer:
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
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25cm diameter cost $4.60.
area of pizza = pi*r^2
diameter = 25 cm . radius = 12.5 cm
A = pi*(12.5)^2
= 491 sq. cm
cost = $4.60
cost per unit area = 4.6/491
= 0.93 cents / sq.cm
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a pizza with a 31cm diameter cost $6.00.
A= pi*(15.5)^2
= 754.86 sq. cm
cost per sq.cm = 6.00/754.86
0.79 cents / sq. cm.----------better value

Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source):
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A=3.14r^2
A=3.14*156.25
A=490.625 sq cm/4.60=106.67 sq cm per dollar
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A=3.14*240.25
A=754.385 sq cm/6=125.73 sq cm per dollar
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