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We have to find the area when we have the circumference which is 31.4ft. Please state the problem with complete sentences.

We have to find the area when we have the circumference which is 31.4ft. Please state-example-1

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The formula for the circumference of a circle is π x diameter
Since we already know the circumference, we divide that by π to get the diameter:

circumference = π x diameter
so
circumference / π = diameter

Now lets do this:

31.4 / π = 9.9949... (this is the diameter)

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The formula for the area of a circle is π r²

To get the radius, we just halve the diameter:
9.9949.. / 2 = 4.99746...

Now that we know the radius we can use the formula:

π x r²
= π x 4.99746²
= 78.46ft²

So the area is:
78.46ft²
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