Question

A circular cake with a radius of 8 inches is cut from the center into 6 equal pieces. How many inches wide, to the nerest tenth of an inch, is the outer edge of each piece of cake?

Answer 1

Answer: 8.4 in

Explanation:

First we calculate the circumference.

The formula to calculate the circumference is:

`C = 2\pi r`

Where r is the radius of the circumference

In this case
`r = 8` inches

So:

`C = 2\pi(8)`

`C = 2\pi(8)`

`C = 50.265\ in`

The cake is divided into 6 equ pieces, so the arc length of each piece is:

`(50.265)/(6)=8.4\ in`