A waffle cone is in the shape of a cone with a slant height of 8 inches and a radius of 3 inches. A baker wants to know the surface area of the cone in order to cover the cone with melted chocolate. What is the surface area of the side of the cone in square inches? Use 3.14 for pi and round your answer to the nearest hundredth.(1 point)
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The surface area of the side of a cone can be found using the formula: πrs, where r is the radius of the cone's base and s is the slant height of the cone.
Given that the radius (r) is 3 inches and the slant height (s) is 8 inches, we can now calculate the surface area.
Surface area = π * r * s
Surface area = 3.14 * 3 * 8
Surface area = 3.14 * 24
Surface area = 75.36
Therefore, the surface area of the side of the cone is approximately 75.36 square inches.