What is the area of a circle with a diameter of 10 millimeters? Estimate the area to the tenths place using 3.14 for π

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78.5 square mm
78.5 square mm

15.7 square mm
15.7 square mm

79 square mm
79 square mm

314 square mm

Answer 1

To calculate the area of a circle, you can use the formula:

\[ \text{Area} = \pi r^2 \]

where \( r \) is the radius of the circle. The radius is half of the diameter. Given that the diameter is 10 millimeters, the radius is:

\[ r = \frac{10}{2} = 5 \text{ millimeters} \]

Now, using \( \pi \approx 3.14 \), we can find the area:

\[ \text{Area} = 3.14 \times (5^2) = 3.14 \times 25 \]

Calculating that:

\[ 3.14 \times 25 = 78.5 \]

Thus, the area of the circle is approximately 78.5 square mm.