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Half of a circular garden with a radius of 11.5 feet needs weeding. Find the area in square feet that needs weeding. Round to the nearest hundredth. Use 3.14 for π.

  • A. 207.64
  • B. 415.27
  • C. 519.08
  • D. 726.73
Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The area of a circle is given by the formula A = π r², where r is the radius. Since only half of the garden needs weeding, we calculate half the area.

Using the given value of π (3.14) and a radius of 11.5 feet:

A = 0.5 3.14 (11.5)²
A = 0.5 3.14 132.25
A = 0.5 415.27
A = 207.64 square feet.

Thus, the area that needs weeding is approximately 207.64 square feet, making option B the correct answer.

Choice A (207.64) is incorrect as it represents the total area of the circular garden, not just half of it. Choice C (519.08) and Choice D (726.73) are also incorrect as they do not reflect the correct calculation for finding the area of half the circular garden.