The clock face in a famous clock tower has a radius of about 5 meters. What is the area of the clock face to the nearest square meter? Use 3.14 as an approximation for
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79 square meters
314 square meters
20 square meters
31 square meters
The area of a circle is given by the formula A = πr^2, where r is the radius of the circle. Given that the radius of the clock face is about 5 meters, we can plug that value into the formula to find the area:
A = 3.14 * 5^2
= 3.14 * 25
≈ 78.5
Rounding to the nearest square meter, the area of the clock face is about 79 square meters. Therefore, the closest option is 79 square meters.