Question

In Mrs. Hogan's kindergarten class, children make handprints in a round clay mold for their parents. The mold has a radius of 4 centimeters. What is the mold's area?

Answer 1

Answer: A ≈ 201.06 cm²

Explanation:

We can use the given formula for a sphere's area to solve.

Given formula:

A = 4πr²

Subsiute given radius:

A = 4π(4 cm)²

Square:

A = 4π(16 cm²)

Multiply:

A = 201.0619298 cm²

Round:

A ≈ 201.06 cm²