Step-by-step explanation
We can find the area of the rectangle and then subtract the area of the semicircle.
Finding the area of the rectangle
The formula to find the area of a rectangle is:
Then, we have:
Finding the area of the semicircle
The formula to find the area of a semicircle is:
The radius is half of the circle. Then, the radius of the circle is 11 in.
Then, the area of the semicircle is:
Calculating the area of the paperboard that remains
Answer
The area of the paperboard that remains rounding to the nearest hundredth is 557.93 in².