SOLUTION: Which figure has the greater area: a circle with an 8 inch diameter or a square that measures 7 inches on a side?

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Question 836887: Which figure has the greater area: a circle with an 8 inch diameter or a square that measures 7 inches on a side?
Answer by LinnW(1048)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The circle with diameter 8 has a radius of 4
so its area is which is approximately
= 50.24
The area of a 7 by 7 square is 7*7 = 49
So the area of the circle is larger.

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