Question

Lamar and Avalon are raking the leaves around a tree in their backyard. The has a diameter of 2 feet and is surrounded by a circle of leaves that is 24 feet in diameter. What is the area in square feet of the ground covered by leaves? Use 3.14 for

Answer 1

Area of the ground covered by leaves = area of circle of leaves - area covered by the tree.
= 3.14 x (24/2)^2 - 3.14 x (2/2)^2
= 3.14 x 12^2 - 3.14 x 1^2
= 3.14 x 144 - 3.14 x 1
= 452.16 - 3.14
= 449.02 square feet.