Question

A wheel has a diameter of 12 inches. What is the radius of the wheel?

A. 6 in.
B. 8 in.
C. 10 in.
D. 24 in.

Answer 1

A) 6 in

Explanation:

A circles radius is half the length of the diameter. So to find the radius of a circle if you only know the diameter, divide the diameter by 2.

12 divided by 2 is 6

So the radius of the wheel is 6in