Question

The top of a pie container is a circle. The radius of the pie is 8 inches and the radius of the container is 9 inches. What is the difference between the circumference of the container and the circumference of the pie in inches to the nearest tenth?

A : 3.1 inches
B 6.3 inches
C: 12.6 inches
D 25.1 inches
E 50.2 inches

Answer 1

B. 6.3 inches.

Explanation:

I'll use 2πr for both sides of this.

Pie:

2 * 3.14 * 8

16 * 3.14

50.24 inches for the pie

Container:

2 * 3.14 * 9

18 * 3.14

56.52 inches for the container

Difference:

56.52 - 50.24

6.28-inch difference, which rounds to 6.3 inches. B is our answer.