Solve the problem.

Samantha is having a braided rug made for her kitchen. The radius of the circular rug is three feet. What is the area of the kitchen floor the rug will cover?

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As the rug is circular, we only have to solve for the area of a circle. This is given by the following formula:

Area = pi * r^2

Where: pi = 3.1416

r = radius = 3ft

Area = 3.1416 * (3) ^2

Area = 28.27 ft^2

The rug will cover about 28.27 ft^2 of the kitchen floor.