Question

Smaller circle C is inside larger circle C. The smaller circle is labeled the garden. The radius of the smaller circle is 8 feet. The distance from the rim of the inner circle to the rim of the outer circle is 3 feet.

A circular garden with a radius of 8 feet is surrounded by a circular path with a width of 3 feet.

What is the approximate area of the path alone? Use 3.14 for Pi.

172.70 ft2
178.98 ft2
200.96 ft2
379.94 ft2

Answer 1

Area = π(R^2 - r^2) with R = 11 and r = 8.
Area = 3.14(11^2 − 8^2) = 3.14(121 − 64) = 3.14(57) = 178.98 ft^2.

Answer: 178.98 ft^2.