Find the diameter of a circle with the known circumference of 314” use the formula d= C

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Bluetoft · Answer 1 · 2019-04-11T06:25:00+0000

The complete formula for circumference is:

$C=\pi d$

Since we know the circumference of the circle is 314 inches, we can then solve for d, the diameter:

$314=\pi d$

Using 3.14 for pi, we get:

314=(3.14)d

Then solve for d:

d=100

And now we know the diameter of the circle is 100 inches.