Marion baked 2 cakes using a circular cake pan of diameter 12 inches. She plans to make a layered cake with one cake on top of the other with frosting only in between the cakes and on top of the second cake. Rick baked 3 cakes using a circular cake pan of diameter 6 inches. He plans to make a layered cake with each cake on top of the other and frosting only in between the cakes and on top of the third cake. The height of frosting in both their cakes is the same.

Who requires more frosting?
Answer

Rick. He has to frost an area of 56.52 square inches, and Marion has to frost an area of

Question

Marion baked 2 cakes using a circular cake pan of diameter 12 inches. She plans to make a layered cake with one cake on top of the other with frosting only in between the cakes and on top of the second cake. Rick baked 3 cakes using a circular cake pan of diameter 6 inches. He plans to make a layered cake with each cake on top of the other and frosting only in between the cakes and on top of the third cake. The height of frosting in both their cakes is the same. 

Who requires more frosting?
Answer
		
Rick. He has to frost an area of 56.52 square inches, and Marion has to frost an area of