document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=965514>Question 965514</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bethany divided a circle with a radius of 7 inches into 6 equal sectors. What is the area of one of the sectors? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 12/7 in^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 14/6 in^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 36/7 in^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 49/6 in^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I thought that it would be 42, but that's not in the answers. So I think it would be C, but if not, possibly D? Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #590168 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=590168\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the area of a circle is pi * r^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the area of your circle would be pi * 7^2 = 49 * pi.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/6 of that area would be 49/6 * pi.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your solution would be 49/6 * pi.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that would be selection D if all those selections were * pi.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 * 7 would not be correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the formula for the area of a circle is pi * r^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you have 6 sectors, and all those sectors are the same size, then the area of each of those sectors has to be the area of the circle divided by 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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