What is the area of a circle with a radius of 15 inches, to the nearest tenth? Use 3.14 for pi.

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Responses

47.1 square inches
47.1 square inches

94.2 square inches
94.2 square inches

225 square inches
225 square inches

706.5 square inches

1 answer

The formula to calculate the area of a circle is A = πr^2, where A is the area and r is the radius. Given that the radius is 15 inches, plugging it into the formula:

A = 3.14 * 15^2
A = 3.14 * 225
A ≈ 706.5

Therefore, the area of the circle is approximately 706.5 square inches.