The circular play area has a diameter of 16 feet. There is a walkway that surrounds the play area and is 3 feet wide. What is the area of the walkway? Round your answer to the nearest whole foot?

If you use 3.14 as an approximation for PI, the answer will be A) 179 sq. feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

The process to determine the area of the sidewalk is computed by figuring the area of the outer circle (Diameter = 16' + 3' + 3') and subtracting the area of the fountain (Diameter = 16') from that.

Area of Circle = PI times Radius squared

Outer circle radius = (22 ft /2) = 11 ft

Area of outer circle (includes fountain area too) = 3.14 x 11 x 11 = 379.94 ~ 380

Inner circle radius = (16 ft / 2) = 8 ft

Area of Fountain = 3.14 x 8 x 8 = 200.96 ~ 201

Area of sidewalk =  380 - 201 =  179

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