Area Circumference Word Problems

Jason is painting a large circle on one wall of his new apartment. The largest distance across the circle will be 8 feet. Approximately how many square feet of wall will the circle cover?

• 200.96 ft²

• 50.24 ft²

• 25.12 ft²

• 20.96 ft²

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CCSS.7.G.B.4

A circular race track has a diameter of 1/2 mile.
How far does a car travel in one lap around the 
track?

• 1 mile

• 0.25 miles

• 1.57 miles

• 15.7 miles

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CCSS.7.G.B.4

Five Italian chefs came together to bake the world’s largest pizza. Its diameter is 131 feet long! Which of these is closest to the area of the pizza? Round to the nearest whole number.

• 13471 ft²

• 411 ft²

• 206 ft²

• 4290 ft²

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CCSS.7.G.B.4

If the word problem is asking you to find the space inside the circle, which formula should you use?

• r = d/2

• d = 2r

• C = πd

• A = πr²

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CCSS.7.G.B.4

A bicycle tire has a diameter of 20 inches. How many inches is one full revolution of the wheel?  

• 31.4 in

• 1256 in

• 125.6 in

• 62.8 in

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CCSS.7.G.B.4

A table has a diameter of 19 inches. What is the amount of sq inches a table cloth must have to cover the table?

• 38 sq inches

• 283.385 sq inches

• 59.66 sq inches

• 119.32 sq inches

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CCSS.7.G.B.4

Daniel wants to buy cookies for her friend. The
radius of a cookie is 5 inches. What is the cookie’s 
circumference?

• 10 in

• 2.5 in

• 15.7 in

• 31.4 in 

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CCSS.7.G.B.4

A business has a circular lawn in front of the building (shown in the picture). How many steps would it take to walk around the entire lawn? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number)

• 4,416 steps

• 118 steps

• 150 steps

• 236 steps

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CCSS.7.G.B.4

The circle represents a tablecloth that Angie bought. She wants to sew fringe along the edge of the tablecloth. How many of fringe does she need to buy? Use 3.14 for π.

• 12.4 ft

• 7.9 ft

• 19.6 ft

• 15.7 ft

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CCSS.7.G.B.4

An architect is making a plan for a new circular playground. How much fencing needs to go up to keep the kids in the circle? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Use 3.14 for π.

• 3,215 m

• 201 m

• 402 m

• 100 m

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CCSS.7.G.B.4