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Ms. Wilson purchased a

welcome mat for her front
porch that is a semicircle. The
straight side of the mat is 38
inches. To the nearest inch,
what is the perimeter of the
mat?

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Answer: 97.7 in

Step-by-step explanation: The perimeter is another name for circumference. Since we know that the formula for circumference is 2(pi)r, but we only want half of that.

Note that 2r is another way of writing the diameter (d).

In this case, we can use the formula d(pi)/2 + d (we’re adding d because d(pi)/2 will only give us the perimeter of the arch.

38(pi)/2 = 59.66

59.66 + 38 = 97.66

Rounded, that would be 97.7 in

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