Circumference in Real World

Alex has trained his puppy, Popper, to jump through a ring. According to Alex's measurements and calculations, the ring has a diameter of 3.5 feet. What is the ring's circumference (use 3.14 for pi)?

• 11.32 ft

• 12.25 ft

• 10.99 ft

• 8.75 ft

My dog's food bowl has the following measures:
Diameter=8 inches
Radius=4 inches
Circumference= ?
What is the circumference? 

• 201.06 inches

• 12.57 inches

• 50.27 inches

• 25.13 inches

A circular swimming pool has a radius of 15 feet. The family that owns the swimming pool wants to put up a circular fence that is 5 feet away from the pool at all points. What is the circumference of the fence they will need? Hint: Draw what you know.

• 15π

• 20π

• 40π

• 30π

A DVD has a diameter of 15 millimeters. Which equation would help you determine the circumference?

• c = 15π

• c = 2π15

• c = π(15²)

• c = π(7.5²)

The circumference of the moon is the approximate distance around a circle with a radius 1,736 kilometers. Find the circumference of the moon. Use 3.14 for pi and round to the nearest tenth!

An architect is making a plan for a new circular playground. If the picture below is the playground, how much fencing needs to go up to keep the kids in the circle? Use 3.14 for π.

• 3,215 m

• 201 m

• 402 m

• 100 m

The radius of a birthday cake is 4 inches. Icing will decorate the circumference of the cake. What procedure can be used to find the approximate circumference of the cake? Use 3.14 for π.

• Multiply 4 by 3.14.

• Multiply 4 by 2, and then multiply the product by 3.14.

• Multiply 4 by 4, and then multiply the product by 3.14.

• Divide 4 by 2, and then multiply the quotient by 3.14.

The first Ferris wheel was built in 1893 in Chicago. Its diameter was 250 feet. How many feel did the Ferris wheel rotate with one complete turn? (Think the outside measurement of the circle.) Use 3.14 for π.

• 785 ft

• 390 ft

• 912 ft

• 543 ft

A bicycle trail in the shape of a circle has a diameter of 3 miles. Kiersty biked around the trail 4 times. About how far did Kiersty bike? Use 3.14 for π.

• 38 miles

• 40 miles

• 35 miles

• 33 miles