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Would You Rather...

Two 12 inch Medium Pizzas
12 inches
12 inches
OR
One 18 inch Large Pizza
If you want the most pizza, which should you
order? Justify your answer.
Tony's Pizza sells 2 medium pizzas
for the same price as one large
pizza.
What if you want the most crust, which should
you order? Justify your answer.

User JasonBock
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1 Answer

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Answer:It sounds counterintuitive, but Fermat's Library did the math: An 18-inch pizza has 254 square inches of "pizza," while two 12-inch pizzas only have about 226 square inches

Explanation:

User Fernando Leal
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