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Question from adeniji, a teacher:

find the area of a concrete path 2m wide surrounding a circular pond 12m in diameter

Adeniji,

pond and path

The area of a circle is π r2 square meters where r is the radius in meters. Find the area of a circle of radius 6 m and subtract the area of a circle of radius 4 m.

Penny

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