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Kate says the radius of the circle is 8 feet. What is Kate's error?

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The formula for circumference = 2
\pir
Therefore we know that 25.12= 2
\pir
To find the value of the radius, we divide 25.12 by 2
\pi.

(25.12)/(2 \pi ) = 3.9979721705 or approximately 4ft.
In this case, 8ft would be the diameter instead of the radius.
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