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Sarina orders a sixteen-inch diameter pizza. She divides it

into equal slices by cutting every thirty degrees around the
middle of the pizza. Approximately what is the area of each
slice?​

Sarina orders a sixteen-inch diameter pizza. She divides it into equal slices by cutting-example-1

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Answer: c) 16.75 in²

Explanation:

Area of a sector = π·r² (θ/360°)Given: diameter = 16 --> r = 8, θ = 30°


A=\pi (8)^2\bigg((30^o)/(360^o)\bigg)\\\\.\quad =(64\pi)/(12)\\\\.\quad =(16\pi)/(3)\\\\.\quad = 16.755

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