Question

The radius of a circle is eight inches. What is in circles area? Use pi equals 3.14 and round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

To calculate 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 inches and using \( \pi \approx 3.14 \):

\[
\text{Area} = 3.14 \times (8)^2
\]

Calculate \( (8)^2 \):

\[
(8)^2 = 64
\]

Now plug that back into the area formula:

\[
\text{Area} = 3.14 \times 64
\]

Now perform the multiplication:

\[
3.14 \times 64 = 200.96
\]

Thus, the area of the circle is:

\[
\text{Area} \approx 200.96 \text{ square inches}
\]

Rounded to the nearest hundredth, the area is **200.96 square inches**.