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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jul 22, 2016 4:53 PM UTC  Pizza isolated on the white background Pizza isolated on the white background Issaurinko—iStockphoto/Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jul 22, 2016 4:53 PM UTC Even if you don’t remember much from your high school math classes, you know that [pizza](http://time.com/4313401/pizza-box-vinnies-pizzeria/?iid=sr-link1) is a circle and the best way to divide a circle is by using math. (Hopefully that didn’t kill your appetite!) A new video from YouTube channel [ASAP Science](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC552Sd-3nyi%5Ftk2BudLUzA) breaks down how to maximize your pizza consumption, using math. If you have an eight-inch pizza, that’s roughly 50 square inches of [cheese-covered delicousness](http://time.com/4376706/woman-calls-911-cheese-pizza/?iid=sr-link7), but if you get a 16-inch pie, which is double the diameter, the area of the [pizza](http://time.com/4043383/rat-pizza-slice-subway/?iid=sr-link2) jumps up to 200 square inches of a piping hot pepperoni and pineapple feast. For those playing along at home, that’s four times the pie. You can take that information right to the bank, too, because it could save you money. If your neighborhood [pizza](http://time.com/4283759/exercise-running-food-calories/?iid=sr-link8) parlor is charging even twice as much for a 16-inch pie than for an eight-inch one, you’re still getting a bargain. 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