SOLUTION: A 6 inch personal pizza has 650 calories, with 240 of those from fat. A 12 inch pizza is cut into 8 slices. Estimate the number of calories in one slice of a 12 inch pizza.

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Question 868408: A 6 inch personal pizza has 650 calories, with 240 of those from fat. A 12 inch pizza is cut into 8 slices. Estimate the number of calories in one slice of a 12 inch pizza.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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A 12 " pizza will have 4 times the number of calories as that of a 6" pizza as the area of both is in the ratio 1:4
12 " pizza will have 4*650=2600 calories
8 parts are made
2600/8 = 325 calories
each part 325 cal