document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=848646>Question 848646</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the approximate area of a circle with a circumfrence of 15 in.? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #511225 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=511225\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the approximate area of a circle with a circumference of 15 in.?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First use the circumference to find the radius\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now use this radius to find the area\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notes: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<font size=5 color=\"blue\">*</font> Be sure to follow any rounding rules given (eg: \"round to the nearest hundredth\")\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* Much of this problem can be done without a calculator, but you will need a calculator for that last step (to get the approximate answer).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* The units of the final answer are \"square inches\" </SPAN>\n" );
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