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Can you tell me if this is right? I can't put two pictures but the pictures of the 2 pizzas don't really matterThe pizza on the left had a 12-inch diameter and was cut into 6 pieces.The pizza on the right had a 14-inch diameter and was cut into 8 pieces.Which slice of pizza has a bigger area?

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\begin{gathered} \text{A slice of the left pizza has area} \\ (36\pi)/(6)=6\pi\text{ } \\ \\ \end{gathered}
\begin{gathered} \text{ And a slice of the right pizza has} \\ (49\pi)/(8)=6.125\pi \\ \\ \end{gathered}

Thus the pizza on the righ is bigger!

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