Answer:
<u>The correct answer is B. 18.30 inches</u>
Step-by-step explanation:
1. Let's review the information provided to us to answer the question correctly:
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</u>Cost of the pizza = $ 0.10 * π * r², where r = radius of the pizza in inches<u> </u>
2. What is the diameter of a pizza that costs $26.32 ?
Let's recall the formula of the area of a circle, in this case, the area of the pizza:
Area = π * r², therefore the constant 0.10 that is multiplying the area of the pizza, is the cost of the pizza in dollars per square inch.
<u>
</u>Cost of the pizza = $ 0.10 * π * r²
<u>Replacing with the values we have:</u>
26.32 = 0.10 * 3.1416 * r²
26.32 = 0.31416 * r²
r² = 26.32/0.31416
r² = 83.78
r = √ 83.78
r = 9.15 inches ⇒ d = 9.15 * 2 = 18.30
<u>The correct answer is B. 18.30 inches</u>