To find the number of square feet the pavilion occupies, we can use the given information about the total number of bricks and the number of bricks per square foot.
Given:
- Total number of bricks = \( 2.967 \times 10^5 \)
- Bricks per square foot = 6.9
We can find the area in square feet by dividing the total number of bricks by the number of bricks per square foot:
\[ \text{Area (square feet)} = \frac{\text{Total number of bricks}}{\text{Bricks per square foot}} = \frac{2.967 \times 10^5}{6.9} \]
Calculating this gives:
\[ \text{Area} = 2.967 \times 10^5 \div 6.9 \approx 4.3 \times 10^4 \]
Thus, the area of the pavilion is approximately \( 4.3 \times 10^4 \) square feet.
So, the correct answer is:
4.3 × 10⁴