This task is about using the diameters of tins to work out the floor area of a carton and a given number of tins.
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Four paint tins each 12.5 cm in diameter, fit into a carton as shown. What is the area of the bottom of the carton? |
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50 cm² 100 cm² 625 cm² 1250 cm² None of these. The answer is __________ cm². |
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The 6 smaller paint tins packed in this carton each have a radius of 5 cm. What is the total area of the bottom of all 6 paint cans? (Use  = 3.14) |
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78.5 cm² 188.4 cm² 471 cm² 600 cm² None of these. The answer is _________ cm². |