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if a pizza is cut into 3 concentric circles with a diameter of 4 feet, what is the radius of each circle?
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The radius of the overall pizza is 4/2 = 2 feet.
Cut 2 into 3 equal pieces to get 2/3.
The first smallest radius is 2/3 ft
The next (medium) radius is 4/3 ft
The largest radius is 6/3 = 2 ft