the area of a circle is given by:
[tex]\text{Area}=\pi\cdot radius^2[/tex]Step 1
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[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Area}=\frac{22}{7}\cdot(2inches)^2 \\ \text{Area}=\frac{22}{7}\cdot4in^2 \\ \text{Area}=\frac{22\cdot4}{7} \\ \text{Area}=12.57 \end{gathered}[/tex]so, the answer is 12.57 square inches