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Annie wants to eat an entire donut. However, since she only two-years-old, the mother says she can

only have a third of the donut. If the diameter of the donut is 4 inches, how long is the outside edge of
the piece that Annie gets to eat? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of an inch.

User Jonathan Mitchell
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Answer:

4.19 inches

Explanation:

Your goal is to find the circumference of the donut and then divide that by 3 to get 1/3 of the outer edge of the donut.

Circumference is 2
\pir

The diameter (double the radius) is 4, so radius (r) is 2

2 * pi * 2 = 4 pi = 12.57 (round to hundredth)

12.57/3 = 4.19

keep in mind that dividing by 3 is the same as multiplying by 1/3

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