document.write( "Question 582659: I am getting 30 baby chickens. I am going to keep them in a brooder that consist of a cardboard roll that has been rolled out into a circle. The only thing is I'm not sure how big to make the circle. I read that there should be 1/2 a square foot per chick. What would the area and diameter be of this circle? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #372153 by scott8148(6628) You can put this solution on YOUR website! 30 chicks at 1/2 ft^2 each is 15 ft^2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "pi * d^2 / 4 = 15\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "d^2 = 60 / pi ___ d = sqrt(60 / pi) \n" ); document.write( " |