Question

A circle has a diameter of 4 inches. A square has a side length of 4 inches. What is true about the areas of these two figures? Math item stem image CLEAR CHECK The areas of the two figures are the same. The area of the circle is greater than the area of the square. The area of the square is greater than the area of the circle. More information is needed to solve the problem.

Answer 1

The area of the square is greater than the circle: the area of the circle is pi(r)^2 while the area of the square is length times width. The area of the circle is about 12.5 while the area of the square is 16.