Question

A swimming pool has a diameter of 32 feet. What is the area of a tarp needed to cover the swimming pool completely? Use 3.14 to approximate for π . Enter your answer, as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

32/2 = 16

16 sq = 256

256 x 3.14 = 803.84

Answer 2

A pool is circular shaped, so we need to use the area for a circle formula.

Radius= 1/2(Diameter)= 1/2(32)= 16


AREA CIRCLE FORMULA
A= πr^2

A= (3.14)(16)^2
square 16; multiply 16 by 16 one time

A= (3.14)(256)

A= 803.84 square feet


ANSWER: The area of the tarp needed, rounded to the nearest tenth, is 803.8 square feet.

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