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Petra is making a batch of extra large donuts by stamping circles in dough using a pastry stamp with a diameter of 5 inches. For the donut hole, she stamps out a circle using a pastry stamp that has a diameter of 2 inches.

How many square inches of dough are left in the donut after the hole has been removed?

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Answer:

π(5^2 - 2^2) = 21π square inches, or about 65.97 square inches

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