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Claire has a hot tub with a diameter of 7 feet. She wants to purchase a cover to protect the hot tub. What is the area of the cover? Use Pi = 3.14 and round the answer to the nearest square foot.

_____ ft2

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area = 3.14(r)^2
3.14(3.5)^2
=38.465
=38.5 (rounded)
User Antoine Gagnon
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Answer:

Pretty sure it's 38 ft^2

Explanation:

Formula for circles=πr^2

So radius is 3.5 because radius is half the diameter

so 3.5^2=12.25

And 12.25 times 3.14 is your answer

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