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Steve needs to find the circumference of a circle with a diameter of 12 inches. He uses a calculator to find the circumference. Which answer is

reasonable?
36.063912 in
40.963413 in
40.115921 in
37.699111 in

1 Answer

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r = 12/2 = 6 π = 3.14

Circumference of a circle: C = 2πr



2*3.14*6
6.28*6 = 37.68 or 37.69

The last options seems reasonable

Hope that helps!
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