Question

Jeff drew a circle inside a square, as shown below. Which method can Jeff use to find the area of the square not covered by the circle?

Responses
A Subtract the area of the circle from the area of the square.Subtract the area of the circle from the area of the square.
B Subtract the area of the square from the area of the circle.Subtract the area of the square from the area of the circle.
C Subtract 1/4 the area of the square from the area of the circle.Subtract 1/4 the area of the square from the area of the circle.
D Subtract 1/4 the area of the circle from the area of the square.Subtract 1/4 the area of the circle from the area of the square.

Answer 1

A. Subtract the area of the circle from the area of the square.

Reason: the region not covered by the circle is the part of the square outside the circle, so its area = (area of square) − (area of circle).