SOLUTION: Carlos made a pizza for his friends. The circumference of the pizza was 47.1 inches. Carlos cut the pizza into pie-shaped pieces. (Use pi+3.14 for any calculations.) Q. If Carlo

Algebra ->  Circles -> SOLUTION: Carlos made a pizza for his friends. The circumference of the pizza was 47.1 inches. Carlos cut the pizza into pie-shaped pieces. (Use pi+3.14 for any calculations.) Q. If Carlo      Log On


   



Question 256028: Carlos made a pizza for his friends. The circumference of the pizza was 47.1 inches. Carlos cut the pizza into pie-shaped pieces. (Use pi+3.14 for any calculations.)
Q. If Carlos cut the pizza into 10 congruent pieces, what was the measure of the central angle of each piece? Explain how you arrived at that answer.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Carlos made a pizza for his friends. The circumference of the pizza was 47.1 inches. Carlos cut the pizza into pie-shaped pieces. (Use pi+3.14 for any calculations.)
Q. If Carlos cut the pizza into 10 congruent pieces, what was the measure of the central angle of each piece? Explain how you arrived at that answer.
----------------------
There are 360 degrees around the center of every circle.
Your Problem:
360/10 = 36 degrees
Each piece of pizza will have 36 degrees at the central angle.
===============
Cheers,
Stan H.