A traditional apple pie has a diameter of 9 inches. Assuming the pie is cut into 8 slices, how many slices could you fit on a table with area 4320in^2?

Question

A traditional apple pie has a diameter of 9 inches. Assuming the pie is cut into 8 slices, how many slices could you fit on a table with area 4320in²?

Answer 1

    area of the apple pie is  (22/7)*(9/2)*(9/2) = 1782/28 = 891/14 = 63 and 9/14 square inches

    We are assuming the slices are the same size, so dividing by 8 ,

    makes the area of each slice is  891/112 = 7 and 107/112

    

So 4320 divided by 891/112 = 4320 x 112   /   891    <--- dividing fractions: KFC --> keep, change, flip

 

        is just over 543 plus some crumbs