Geometry and TrigonometryEasyCentral angle of a pizza slice
Geometry and Trigonometry practice question
A circular pizza is cut into 8 equal slices, each with its point at the centre. What is the measure, in degrees, of the angle at the point of one slice?
Answer: 45
The 8 slices share the full 360° at the centre: 360 ÷ 8 = 45.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 8
- 8 is the number of slices.
- If you answered 90
- 90 is the angle for 4 slices.
- If you answered 22.5
- 22.5 is the angle for 16 slices.
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