The answer is: " 268.666 in² " . ______________________________________________________ Explanation: _____________________________________________________ Formula for area of circle (shape of pizza): ______________________________________________________
A = * r² ;
in which: "A = area of the pizza (area of a circle)" ; for which we are to solve.
"" = 3.14 (approximation we shall use) ;
r = radius = "d/2" ; d = diameter = 18.5 in (given) ;
r = d/2 = (18.5 in. / 2) = 9.25 in. _______________________________________________ Plug our known values into the formula to solve for "A" (area):