Math Corner - February 22, 2024 Edition
Date
2-22-2024
Question
For NSU’s upcoming Pi Day celebration (to which you are all invited to, on Thursday March 14th at noon outside of the Parker Building), suppose that the department of mathematics has a budget of $150 to spend on dessert pies to buy for the event. Mini pies (4 inches in diameter) cost $1.29 each. Small pies (6 inches in diameter) cost $3.79 each. Medium pies (8 inches in diameter) cost $5.79 each. Large pies (10 inches in diameter) cost $7.79 each. To maximize the surface area of pies, how many of each pie should the department purchase?
___ Mini Pies
___ Small Pies
___ Medium Pies
___ Large Pies
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Answer
1 Mini Pies; 0 Small Pies; 0 Medium Pies; 19 Large Pies