Solving for Area and Circumference of Circles

Lily is making party favors by placing a circular disk in the bottom of a plastic bag. Each disk has a diameter of 6 centimeters. What is the area of the disk to the nearest hundredth of square centimeter?

Use 3.14 for 𝜋.

• 18.84 cm²

• 28.26 cm²

• 91.06 cm²

• 113.04 cm²

A large pizza has a diameter of 14 inches. A medium pizza has a diameter of 10 inches. How much larger is the area of the large pizza than the area of the medium pizza? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of an inch. Use 3.14 for 𝜋.

• 12.56 in²

• 50.24 in²

• 75.36 in²

• 78.50 in²

• 153.86 in²

Jayne has a very large circular lollipop that has a circumference of 25.12 inches. What would the area of Jayne’s lollipop be?

• 50.24 in.²

• 200.96 in²

• 12.56 in. ²

• 78.88 in^.2

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

The circumference of a circle is 188 meters. What is the approximate radius of the circle?

• 128 meters

• 94 meters

• 60 meters

• 30 meters

Sadie has 38 inches of fringe to sew around a circular pillow. What is the approximate diameter of the largest pillow she can use?

• 6 inches

• 9 inches

• 10 inches

• 12 inches

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

A circular table top has an area of 324 square inches. Which measurement is closest to the radius of the table top in inches?

• 10.2

• 18.0

• 56.5

• 103.1

A farmer grows potatoes on a circular plot of land that has a radius of 20 meters. Each potato plant requires 2 square meters of soil. What is the maximum number of potato plants the farmer can grow?

• 80

• 628

• 1256

• 2512

The circumference of the wheel on Roy's bicycle is 225 in. What would you do to determine the radius of the wheel?

• Divide the circumference by 𝜋.

• Divide the circumference by 𝜋 to find the diameter; then divide the diameter by 2 to find the radius.

• Multiply the circumference by 𝜋.

• Multiply the circumference by 𝜋 to find the diameter; then divide the diameter by 2 to find the radius.