How to Get the Best Deal for your Pizza

Jeevan Sivasubramaniam Posted by Jeevan Sivasubramaniam, Managing Director, Editorial, Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc.



You often hear those pizza restaurants offering a special deal for two smaller pizzas at a cheaper prize than a single larger pizza. After all, who wouldn't want two 12-inch pizzas for cheaper than a single 18-inch pizza, right? 

Well, if you did the math, you would realize that in terms of actuall pizza area, an 18-inch pizza has more, um, pizza, than two 12-inch pizzas.

I know, it doesn't sound right, but do the math.