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or 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 is 6×10 = 60 in². Fit 5 circles across the 10 in side and 3 across the 6 in side, so each circle has diameter 2 in (radius 1 in), area π(1)^2 = π. Fifteen circles have area 15π, so wasted paper = 60 − 15π square inches.