SOLUTION: A 5-ft-diameter round table is in a 12 ft-by-15 ft room. What is the area covered by the table? Round to the nearest unit

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Question 185154: A 5-ft-diameter round table is in a 12 ft-by-15 ft room.

What is the area covered by the table? Round to the nearest unit
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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ROOM AREA=12*15=180 FT^2
TABLE AREA=PIR^2=3.14*2.5^2=3.14*6.25=19.625 OR 20FT^2.
20/180=1/9 OR .1111 OR 11.11 % OF THE ROOM IS COVERED BY THE TABLE.