A circle has a diameter of 16 inches. What is the area of the circle to the nearest square inch?

1 Answer
Jan 9, 2018

201 square inches

Explanation:

Area of a circle, A = pir^2
r = radius of the circle = (diameter)/2 = 16/2 = 8 inches

So, area of circle = pixx8^2 = 22/7xx8^2 = 1408/7 = 201.14 square inches

(Note: pi = 22/7)

So, are of the circle to nearest square inches = 201 square inches