Asked by julie

15 circles are cut-out of a rectangle with a length of 10 inches and a height of 6 inches. The circles are side by side.
For a class project, a teacher cuts out 15 congruent circles from a single sheet of paper that measures 6 inches by 10 inches. How much paper is wasted?

(60 – 15π) square inches
15π square inches
45 square inches
(60 – π) square inches

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The sheet area is 6·10 = 60 in². With 15 congruent circles side-by-side they form a 5-by-3 array, so each circle's diameter = 10/5 = 2 in (radius 1 in). Each circle's area = π(1)^2 = π, so total circle area = 15π. Paper wasted = 60 − 15π square inches.