Area and Circumference of Circles Word Problems

Find the circumference of a circle with a diameter of 11 millimeters.

• 34.6 mm

• 30 mm

• 25.3 mm

• 34.54 mm

Elsie bought a circular rug that is 9 feet in diameter. What is the circumference of the rug rounded to the nearest tenth of a foot?

• 4.5 feet

• 14.1 feet

• 28.3 feet

• 56.5 feet

A circular track with a diameter of 60 meters is shown. Shaleah walked around the track 4 times. Approximately how many meters did she walk?

• 377

• 2826

• 754

• 11,304

If my diameter is 19 inches, what is my radius?

• 38 inches

• 9.5 inches

• 59.66 inches

• 119.32 inches

what is the circumference of this circle ?

• 3.14 cm 

• 37.68 cm

• 24 cm

• 68.4 cm

Jayne has a very large circular lollipop that has a circumference of 25.12 inches. What would the diameter of Jayne’s lollipop be? Use π = 3.14.

• 4 in.

• 8 in.

• 12 in.

• 16 in.

The circumference is 62.8 inches. What is the radius? (Use 3.14 for π)

• 20 inches

• 10 inches

• 6.28 inches

• 31.4 inches

A circle has a diameter of 4.5 cm. A larger circle has a diameter of 24 cm. What is the approximate difference in the circumferences of the two circles?

• 19.5 cm

• 28.5 cm

• 61 cm

• 90 cm

A bike tire has a radius of 1.5 feet. How far will the bike go if the wheel rotates around 3 full times? (round your answer to the nearest foot)

• about 28 feet

• about 14 feet

• about 9 feet

• about 5 feet

What is π ? (Best Choice)

• The ratio of the circumference of any circle to its diameter.

• Exactly 3.14

• Exactly 3.1415

• Exactly 3.141593