Four friends order a 12 inch diameter pizza to share equally. how much pizza does each receive?
To find out how much pizza each friend receives, we need to calculate the area of the pizza and divide it by the number of friends. Here's how you can do it:
1. Find the area of the pizza:
- The formula to calculate the area of a circle is A = πr^2, where A is the area and r is the radius.
- The diameter of the pizza is 12 inches, so the radius would be half of that, which is 6 inches.
- To find the area, plug in the values: A = π * (6 inches)^2 ≈ 113.1 square inches.
2. Divide the area by the number of friends:
- If there are four friends, you need to divide the total area of the pizza by 4.
- 113.1 square inches ÷ 4 friends ≈ 28.275 square inches.
Therefore, each friend would receive approximately 28.275 square inches of pizza.