The problem is asking for the area of a circle, and the radius is given as 11 inches. The formula for the area $A$ of a circle is:

$A = \pi r^2$

Where:

• $r$ is the radius (11 inches), and
• $\pi$ is approximated as 3.14.

Let's compute the area using this formula:

$A = 3.14 \times (11)^2$ $A = 3.14 \times 121$ $A = 379.94 \, \text{in}^2$

Thus, the area of the circle is approximately 379.94 square inches.

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Here are 5 follow-up questions for further practice:

1. What is the area of a circle with a radius of 15 inches?
2. How would the area change if the radius doubled?
3. What is the circumference of this circle with a radius of 11 inches?
4. If the radius was given as 5.5 inches, what would the area be?
5. How would using a more precise value for $\pi$ (like $\pi \approx 3.14159$) affect the area calculation?

Tip: Remember that the area of a circle increases with the square of the radius, so small changes in the radius can lead to large changes in the area!