Find the area of a circle with radius 7 cm. Use pi=3.14. Show the final numeric answer in the first line.

Steps:
The formula for the area of a circle is $A = \pi r^2$.
Given:
Radius (r) = 7 cm
$\pi$ = 3.14

1. Substitute the values into the formula: $A = 3.14 \times (7 \text{ cm})^2$

2. Calculate the square of the radius: $A = 3.14 \times (49 \text{ cm}^2)$

3. Multiply by $\pi$: $A = 153.86 \text{ cm}^2$