Math Drills
Circumference of a Circle
B-2Word Problems
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- Circumference of a Circle
The same circle drawings and scenes come up in three directions: finding the circumference from a given diameter, finding it from a given radius, and tracing a diameter back from a circumference. Each is built with a calculation carrying a drawing and word problems set in scenes such as a tire, a pond or a tree trunk.
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In the question tracing a diameter back from a circumference, the usual hand comes out and 3.14 gets multiplied in. The product is larger than the circumference given, so a figure larger than the circumference standing in the diameter box gives it away. Multiply the diameter found back by 3.14 and the circumference in the question returns just as it was.
Handling one whole circle by itself runs only to this lesson. In The Circumference of Various Circles the partner becomes a circle cut in half or in quarters, and the straight parts get added alongside the arc.
- From the Diameter (Word Problems)2 questions
- From the Radius (Word Problems)2 questions
- Finding the Diameter (Word Problems)2 questions
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Problems and answers on this worksheet
These are the problems in “Circles and Regular Polygons”, shown with their answers.
(1)A round rug has a diameter of 2m. What is the perimeter of this rug in how many m? Answer □
Answer: 6.28m
(2)A bicycle's tire has a diameter of 70cm. When this tire makes 1 turn, how many cm does it move forward? Answer □
Answer: 219.8cm
(3)A Ferris wheel's gondola moves in a circle with a radius of 30m. When the gondola makes 1 turn, how many m does it move? Answer □
Answer: 188.4m
(4)A round flower bed has a radius of 4m. What is the perimeter of this flower bed in how many m? Answer □
Answer: 25.12m
(5)A large pond has a circumference of 31.4m. What is the diameter of this pond in how many m? Answer □
Answer: 10m
(6)A round pond has a circumference of 18.84m. What is the diameter of this pond in how many m? Answer □
Answer: 6m
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The Circumference of Various CirclesThe Circumference of Various Circles Calculation
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Perimeter of Composite FiguresPerimeter of Composite Figures Calculation (S-Curves, Stars, and More)
