Jake cut out 3 small circles and 5 big circles from a piece of cardboard. The radius of each small circle was x inches and the radius of each big circle was y inches. The expression below shows the total number of square inches of cardboard that Jake used for cutting out the circles.

3πx2 + 5πy2

What does the term 5πy2 in the expression represent?

A) The total number of circles

B) The total area of all the circles

C ) The total area of the big circles

D) The total area of the small circles

Question

Jake cut out 3 small circles and 5 big circles from a piece of cardboard. The radius of each small circle was x inches and the radius of each big circle was y inches. The expression below shows the total number of square inches of cardboard that Jake used for cutting out the circles.

3πx2 + 5πy2

What does the term 5πy2 in the expression represent?


A) The total number of circles

B) The total area of all the circles

C ) The total area of the big circles

D) The total area of the small circles

ajprincess · Answer

how do you find the area of a circle

ajprincess · Answer

Any ideas @karoalvarez

anonymous · Answer

calculating the length of the radius?

ajprincess · Answer

r u familiar with the formula to find the area

anonymous · Answer

Area = π × r2 ?

ajprincess · Answer

yes. if the radius is y then what will be the area of that circle

ajprincess · Answer

@karoalvarez

anonymous · Answer

sorry i'm trying to figure it out but i"m kinda lost/confused

ajprincess · Answer

that's k:) jst plug in y in place of r in the formula

anonymous · Answer

ok thank you so much for helping me understand the question

ajprincess · Answer

u r welcome:) hav u figured out the answer?