SOLUTION: A pizza with a diameter of 18 inches is cut into 10 equal slices. To the nearest square inch, what is the area of each slice of the pizza?

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Question 366557: A pizza with a diameter of 18 inches is cut into 10 equal slices. To the nearest square inch, what is the area of each slice of the pizza?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of the entire pizza is the area of a circle with diameter 18.
A=%28pi%2F4%29%2AD%5E2=%28pi%2F4%29%2818%29%5E2=81%2Api
Each of the ten slices has the same area,
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Time to get out the calculator.