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Ms. Denson ordered a large pizza with a diameter of 12 inches. She shared half of the pizza with another teacher. How many square

inches did she keep? Leave in terms of Pi.

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Area of a circle = pi x r^2

Area of the pizza = pi x 6 ^2 = 36pi


half the pizza = 36pi/2 = 18 pi


answer: 18pi

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