Kyra is finding the area of the circle. She cuts the circle into equal sectors and arranges them into the shape of a parallelogram. A circle is cut into 8 equal sections. The sections are arranged into the shape of a parallelogram with a base of 9.42 inches and height of 3 inches.

Which expression represents the approximate area of the circle in square inches?
9.42 times 3
9.42 times 3 squared
9.42 times 6
9.42 times 6 squared