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A cheesecake has equally sized slices. Each slice is a different flavor. The diameter of the cheesecake is 8 inches, and the area of the slice of blueberry cheesecake is 30π/12 square inches.How many slices is the cake?

User Zay Lau
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Answer:

The cake is 64 slices

Step-by-step explanation:

Area of the cheesecake is


A=(30\pi)/(12)in^2

Also, diameter = 8 inches. Radius = 8/2 = 4 inches.


A=\pi r^2

Therefore;


4^2\pi=16\pi

Finally, number of slices is:


(16\pi)/((30\pi)/(12))=(16*12)/(30)=(192)/(30)=64

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