Question

A 6-inch personal pizza has 570 calories. Determine the number of calories in the 14-inch pizza. Round your answer to the nearest calorie.

Answer 1

3103 calories

Explanation:

We presume the number of calories is proportional to the area of the pizza. The ratio of areas is the square of the ratio of the linear dimensions, so the number calories in the larger pizza is ...

(14/6)² × 570 calories = 3103 1/3 calories

There are about 3103 calories in the 14-inch pizza.