"Annie Is Baking A Square-Shaped Cake For Her Sisters Birthday. She Is Expecting 18 Guests. She Plans To Cut The Cake Into Square-Shaped Pieces 2 Inch
Annie is baking a square-shaped cake for her sisters birthday. She is expecting 18 guests. She plans to cut the cake into square-shaped pieces 2 inches long. The cake must be big enough so each guest gets 2 pieces. What must the length of the cake be for each guest to get 2 pieces each?
Answer:
The length of cake to be baked is 12 inches.
Step-by-step explanation:
Number of guests: 18
Original length of squared slice of cake for each guest: 2 inches or area of 4 in²/pc.
Add another piece of square slice of cake for each guest: 2 pcs. x 4 in²/pc.
Find the length of cake so each guest gets two square slices of 4 in² cake:
A. Find the area of cake
Area = 18 × (4 in²/pc × 2 pcs.)
Area = 18 × (8 in²)
Area = 144 in²
B. Find the length of the cake (measure of side of the cake):
Area of square = (side)²
144 in² = (side)²
√(Side²) = √(144 in²)
Side = 12 inches
Therefore, the length of each side of cake to be baked is 12 inches.
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