Circumference of a Circle Word Problems

The radius of the wheel is 12 inches. What is the approximate circumference of the wheel?

• 19 inches

• 24 inches

• 38 inches

• 75 inches

What is the approximate circumference of a circle with a radius of 5 in.?

• 16 in

• 20 in

• 31 in

• 79 in

The circular fountain in front of the library has a radius of 8.8 feet. What is the circumference of the fountain to the nearest tenth?

• 55.3 ft

• 26.4 ft

• 48.8 ft

• 27.6 ft

A jar lid has a diameter of 32 millimeters. What is the circumference of the lid to the nearest tenth?

• 100.5 mm

• 96.3 mm

• 115.6 mm

• 69.9 mm

The radius of Michael’s basketball rim is 8 inches. What is the circumference to the nearest hundredth?

• 25.12 in

• 50.27 in

• 12.56 in

• 48.15 in

A sauce pan has a radius of 16 centimeters. What is the circumference of the sauce pan to the nearest tenth?

• 48.0 cm

• 100.5 cm

• 96.0 cm

• 50.2 cm

Justin’s bicycle has 24-inch diameter wheels. Justin pedals his bicycle enough for the wheels to complete exactly 40 revolutions. To the nearest whole number, how far does Justin travel?

• 2,880 in

• 75 in

• 5,024 in

• 3,014 in

The radius of the top of an eraser on a pencil is 2.5 millimeters . Find the circumference of the eraser to the nearest tenth.

• 49.3 mm

• 22.6 mm

• 15.7 mm

• 7.9 mm

Steven purchases a bowl. The diameter of the

bowl is 14 cm. What is the circumference of the

bowl? Round to the nearest hundredth. Don't forget to label.

Daniel wants to buy cookies for his friend. The

radius of a cookie is 5 inches. What is the cookie’s

circumference? Round to the nearest hundredth. Don't forget to label.