To find the area of a circle, you can use the formula:
\[ \text{Area} = \pi r^2 \]
where \( r \) is the radius of the circle.
Given that the radius \( r \) is 8 cm, we can calculate the area as follows:
\[ \text{Area} = \pi (8)^2 \] \[ \text{Area} = \pi \times 64 \] \[ \text{Area} \approx 3.14 \times 64 \approx 200.96 \text{ cm}^2 \]
Rounding this to the nearest whole number gives:
\[ \text{Area} \approx 201 \text{ cm}^2 \]
Thus, the area of the circle is approximately 201 cm².