Mario Agnello is opening a new pizza shop in town. He plans to offer a twelve -inch diameter pizza and an eighteen -inch diameter pizza. He has set the price of a twelve -inch cheese pizza at eight dollars , based on the amount of ingredients needed to cover that size crust. If Mario would like to keep the pricing proportional, what should he charge for an eighteen -inch cheese pizza?

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Mario Agnello is opening a new pizza shop in town. He plans to offer a twelve -inch diameter pizza and an eighteen -inch diameter pizza. He has set the price of a twelve -inch cheese pizza at eight dollars , based on the amount of ingredients needed to cover that size crust. If Mario would like to keep the pricing proportional, what should he charge for an eighteen -inch cheese pizza?

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mathmagician · Answer

Area(18)=3.14*18^2=1017.36
Area(12)=3.14*12^2=452.16
452.16=8 dollars
1017.36-x
x=8*1017.36/452.16=18 dollars

anonymous · Answer

:O

anonymous · Answer

If I use that answer, my teacher will probaly know i am cheating cause i am not that smart