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A circle with a 12 inch diameter is folded in half and then folded in half again.

What is the area of the resulting shape? Round to the hundredths place.

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Answer:

28.28 inches

Explanation:

Given: a 12 inch diameter circle was folded 2 times, find the area and round it to the nearest hundredth.

First, find the area of the circle:

Using the formulas

A = π
r^2

d = 2r

Solving for A

A =
(1)/(4) π
d^2 =
(1)/(4) * π *
12^2 = 113.09734, or 113.1 inches.

Because it was divided 2 times, quarter, we divide the area by 4:


(113.1)/(4) = 28.275 inches

Rounded to the nearest hundredth is 28.28 inches is the area of resulted shape.

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