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A brick oven has the opening as shown. What is the area of the entire opening?

A brick oven has the opening as shown. What is the area of the entire opening?-example-1

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In order to calculate the area of the half-oval at the top, we will use:
Area = (minor radius x major radius x pi)/2
Area = (1.25 x 2 x 3.14) / 2
Area = 3.92 ft²

Now, we calculate the area of the rectangular section:
Area = 4 x 2.5
Area = 10 ft²

Total area = 10 + 3.92 = 13.92 ft²

The answer is B.
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