Math Problem of the Week - Upper Elementary - June 13, 2021 to June 19, 2021

Upper Elementary: 

Question: The record for the largest pizza was broken when a restaurant called NIPfood made a pizza that was 1,260 square meters in area. If that pizza were cut in half, then each piece were cut in half, then each piece were cut in half again, over and over, until the pieces had been halved 10 times, how many pieces would there be? 

Answer: 1,024 pieces

Solution: Each time we halve the pieces, we're doubling the number of pieces in total. So, after the pizza is cut in half once, there are 2 pieces, then 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, and finally 1,024 pieces.