Petra is making donuts by stamping circles in dough using a pastry stamp with a diameter of 3 inches. For the donut hole, she stamps out a circle using a pastry stamp that has a diameter of 1 inch.

How many square inches of dough are left to make the donut after the hole has been removed?

Step 1 - Find the radius of each circle

Step 2 - Find the area of the large circle

Step 3 - Find the area of the small circle

Step 4 - Area of large circle minus area of small circle

Geometry