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I don't exactly know what the question is here
True, because the triangle is symmetrical
Hope this helps :)
Let x = price of the bike before a sales tax.
The price after a sales tax of 8% is
x + 0.08x = 1.08x dollars
Because the price paid was $171.18, therefore
1.08x = 171.18
x = 171.18/1.08 = $158.50
Answer: 158.50
"Understand the problem" might rightly consist of
• Perform this step first
• Identify what you are being asked to solve or find.
• Identify the important words or numbers in the problem
• Identify any instructions that you are supposed to follow
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One of my professors always insisted we start the solution of any problem by writing down what was Given, and what we had to Find, using those headers for the sections of the paper we turned in. Only after those were listed were we allowed to write the Solution. Solution papers that didn't have that format were tossed in the trash, and no credit was given. Harsh, but effective.
First find the area of the whole pizza.
The formula for area of a circle is Area = PI x r^2
The diameter is given as 131 feet, so r would be 131/2 = 65.5 feet.
I will use 3.14 for PI since the problem doesn't say what value to use.
Area = PI x 65.5^2
Area = 3.14 x 4290.25
Area = 13,471.39 square feet
Divide the total area by the number of pieces:
13,471.39 / 50 = 269.43 square feet
To find the length of the crust first find the circumference of the whole pizza:
Circumference = PI x diameter
Circumference = 3.14 x 131 = 411.34 feet
Now divide the total by the number of pieces:
411.34 / 50 = 8.23 feet
Each slice has an area of about 269.43 square feet and a crust length of 8.23 feet.
