Question

Paul cut a rectangular piece of paper. He then cut off a semi-circular piece from each end, as shown below. What is the area of the remaining paper? Use 3.14 for

Answer 1

Explanation:

Area of remaining paper

= Area of rectangle - 2 * Area of semicircle

= Area of rectange - Area of circle

= (4in * 8in) - (π * 2in * 2in)

= 32in² - 4πin²

= 19.44in². (A)