The bottom of a circular pan has a diameter of 14 inches. Which measurement is closest to the area of the bottom of the pan in square inches?
Question 4 options:
87.92
153.86
43.96
615.44
The formula for the area of a circle is A = πr^2, where r is the radius of the circle. Since the diameter is given as 14 inches, the radius is half of that, which is 7 inches.
Plugging this into the formula, A = π(7^2) = 49π ≈ 153.94.
Therefore, the measurement closest to the area of the bottom of the pan in square inches is 153.86 (option B).