a circular table has an area of 1,256 square inches. the table opens in the middle to allow the additional leaves. each leaf is 12" wide and is rectangular in shape. how many leaves must be added to change the area of the table to 2,696 square inches?
step 1: the given question can be approached in a simpler way by just assuming a circle of area 1256 square inches and a rectangle of 12" width, and finding how many additional rectangles is to be added when the area of the circle is 2,696 inches. let us first find how many more inches are needed for the table to be 2696 