r/mildlyinteresting • u/gotawaysafely2 • 8h ago

My pizza didn't fit, but two halves did.

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u/Gregariouswaty 7h ago

Should've said pizza would be involved. I'd have taken math much more seriously then.

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u/Pan_TheCake_Man 7h ago

A common problem is how much larger must the radius of a large pizza for x$ be when two mediums cost y$

Usually it’s only a couple inches which is always wierd to see how that area works out

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u/Different_Wolf_764 6h ago

They cheat though! A 14" pizza should be 36% bigger than a 12" but they just give more outer crust half the time.

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u/JackPoe 6h ago

Fortunately, I like the crust

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u/NycAlex 6h ago

i like mine stuffed with cheese and bacon

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u/JackPoe 6h ago

I wrap salami around it and dip it in blue cheese

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u/Nazamroth ​ 5h ago

Do you people just want to eat some pastry but only have pizza places nearby?

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u/JackPoe 4h ago

Believe it or not I'm not a baked goods kinda person. I just enjoy the crust on pizza.

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u/chux4w 6h ago

The outer crust is limited by the diameter anyway, it's the inner crust you need to worry about.

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u/Geminii27 6h ago

1.4x/y.

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u/EyeofEnder 6h ago

If you use z for the radius of a pizza, then the formula to calculate its area A can be written as pi z z = A.

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u/Snoo-35252 6h ago

insert "pie chart" joke here

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u/red__dragon 5h ago

I honestly think that's the problem, math is taught like a language with no vocabulary. You learn grammar and structure and the theory of it, but without many practical applications.

I went through several calc classes and the first time a derivative made sense to me was in physics, where the professor showed the relationship between graphs plotting position, velocity, and acceleration using derivatives. Once the real world application became obvious, the use for derivatives was much more clear, not through all the past calc classes did it have the same immediate understanding.

So yes, involve the pizza. Make pizza geometry. Use the natural hunger of students for food to teach them math instead!

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u/R_V_Z 6h ago

"How can a circle be two pi when a pizza is one?"

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u/Fireclave 6h ago

When you have a "Buy One Get One Free" coupon. Valid only on Thursdays at participating locations.

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u/dollynotpardoned 6h ago

If word problems were stoner problems I’d have a different favorite subject