Question 1 of 5
A circular garden has a radius of 6 feet. A gardener wants to cover the entire garden with mulch that costs \pi
Explanation
First find the area of the circular garden. The area of a circle is given by . With radius , the area is square feet. Since the mulch costs dollars per square foot, multiply the area by : . So the total cost is dollars.
Concept summary
For a real-world area problem involving a circle, first use to find the area, then apply the rate or cost per square unit.