Question

The diagram shows a square pizza box with side lengths of 16 inches. In the box is a circular pizza with a radius of 8 inches. What is the difference between the area of box and the pizza?

Answer 1

54.9381 square inches

Explanation:

Find the areas of both the square box and the circular pizza.

The equation for the area of a square is A = s^2. (or A = lw)

A = 16^2 = 256 square inches

The equation for the area of a circle is A = πr^2.

A = π(8^2) = 64π = 201.0619 square inches

Now subtract the areas.

256 - 201.0619 = 54.9381 square inches