SOLUTION: Which of the following is a better buy: a large pizza with a 14-inch diameter for $12.00 or a medium pizza with a 7-inch diameter for $5.00?

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Question 364467: Which of the following is a better buy: a large pizza with a 14-inch diameter for $12.00 or a medium pizza with a 7-inch diameter for $5.00?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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*Note: Area of a cicle is = pi%2Ar%5E2
A(14in in diameter) = 7%5E2%2Apiin%5E2 = 49%2Apiin%5E2
A(7in in diameter) = 3.5%5E2%2Apiin%5E212.25%2Apiin%5E2
It would take ~4 of the 7" pizzas to be the size of the 14" pizza
The large at $12.00 is a better buy.