3 * 36 = 108 degrees. Now change to Radians we will get:
D / 180 = Rad / pi
108 / 180 = Rad / pi
Rad = 108 pi / 180 Now plug it to the formula for the area of a sector.
Area = r ^2 Rad / 2 = 8^2 * 108 pi / (180 * 2) = 96 pi / 5 = 19.2 pi which is almost 60.3 square inches.