Madison Square Garden in New York City is built in the shape of a circle. Its diameter is 404 feet and it accommodates 20,234 spectators. To the nearest tenth, of a square foot how much area is there for each spectator?

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Assuming people are sitting on the ice while the Rangers are losing, ....
area = π(202)^2 ft^2
= 40,804π ft^2

number of square ft per spectator
= 40804π/20234 = appr 6.34 ft^2