Question: For NSU’s upcoming Pi Day celebration (to which you are all invited to, on Thursday, March 14, 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 pie purchased, how many of each pie should the department purchase?
__ Mini Pies, __ Small Pies, __ Medium Pies, __ Large Pies
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1 Mini Pies; 0 Small Pies; 0 Medium Pies; 19 Large Pies
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