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The canopy of a parachute is a semicircle with a radius of 13 feet. A company that is making parachutes for a Fourth of July celebration wants each parachute to be made from equal parts of red, white, and blue fabric.

Approximately how much fabric of each color will be needed to make a single parachute canopy?

88.5 ft
88.5 ft²
265.5 ft
265.5 ft²

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Area of semicircle = (1/2)πr^2 = (1/2)π(13^2) = 84.5π ≈ 265.5 ft².
Divide into three equal parts: 265.5/3 ≈ 88.5 ft² of each color.

Answer: 88.5 ft².