Question

An office manager needs to decide between two tables for the conference room. One is rectangular, 5 feet wide by 10 feet long. The other is a circle with an 8-foot diameter. Which table can seat more people? Explain your answer be sure to support your answer using facts about the tables.

Answer 1

Answer:

The rectangular 5 x 10 table.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find which table the office manager needs to get so he can sit more people at it is decided by one factor, the perimeter. The rectangular one, which is 5 x 10 the perimeter is (5 x 2) + (10 x 2) = 10 + 20 = 30. The circular one can be calculated by the equation$\pi * d$ where d = 8. Putting $/pi$ x 8 in my calculator and it comes out approximately at 25.132, having a less amount of perimeter space to work with, making the rectangular table the way to go.