Question

Both circles have the same center. What is the area of the shaded region?

Answer 1

455.3 square inches

Explanation:

Answer 2

π(17^2 - 12^2) = (289 - 144)π

= 145π square inches

= 455.5 square inches

Since we need to use 3.14 for π:

145(3.14) = 455.3 square inches