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Benjamin has a square piece of paper that is 9 inches wide. He will cut a circle out of the paper to make a mask. What is the radius in inches of the largest mask that can be cut from the paper?

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Answer:

4.5

Step-by-step explanation: Typically to make a square a circle you can cut the corners. The diameter of this circle would be 9 inches but the radius is half the diameter so it is 4.5.

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