SOLUTION: Dee has 40 yds of fencing to enclose a safe space for her rabbits. Would a circle or square provide more area for her rabbits and by how many square yards to the nearest 0.1 yd sq
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Question 989355: Dee has 40 yds of fencing to enclose a safe space for her rabbits. Would a circle or square provide more area for her rabbits and by how many square yards to the nearest 0.1 yd squared? Answers provided are A. Square by 21.5 yd squared
B. Square by 36.3 yd squared
C. Circle by 27.3 yd squared
D. Circle by 245.9 yd squared
Thanks!
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the circumference of a circle is 40 yds, then the radius of the circle has to be 
. Use this as the radius when you calculate the area of a circle with a 40 yard circumference.
A square with a 40 yard perimeter has sides that measure 10 yards. Calculate the area of this square.
Compare the two areas. Which is larger and by how much?
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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