Name: _________________

Class: ______
Date: _________________
Pizza Cost Explained

Instructions: Its time to figure out once and for all, what is the better buy when
ordering pizza. Given the pizza boxes below, determine the largest pizza
diameter that can fit in each box. Determine the circular pizzas area and then,
based on the price, determine a $/ in2 (unit price) for each pizza.
1. Pizza Diameter: 6in
Pizza Radius (1/2 diameter):
Pizza price (tax included): $5.24
Largest pizza area (rr):
Unit price (price area, $/in):

2. Box size: 9in x 9in

Pizza price (tax included): $10.64
Largest pizza diameter:
Largest pizza area:
Unit price ($/1 in2):

3. Box size: 12in x 12in

Pizza price (tax included): $17.94
Largest pizza diameter:
Largest pizza area:
Unit price ($/1 in2):

4. Box size: 15in x 15in

Pizza price (tax included): $23.29
Largest pizza diameter:
Largest pizza area:
Unit price ($/1 in2):

5. Box size: 18in x 18in

Pizza price (tax included): $28.64
Largest pizza diameter:
Largest pizza area:
Unit price ($/1 in2):

6. You and two friends want to order enough pizza so that you each get at least 200 in2 of pizza,
what combination comes closest to this amount of pizza, for the cheapest price?

7. What size circular pizza could fit in the box to the right? How
much space are you wasting in the box (calculate area of circular
pizza, and area of the box; take the difference)?