Circumference 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

Mario ordered a pizza that had a diameter of 14 inches. What is the approximate area of the pizza?

• 22 in^.2

• 44 in^.2

• 154 in^.2

• 616 in^.2

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

The diameter of Joanne’s bicycle wheel is 18 inches. What is the circumference to the nearest tenth?

• 28.3 in

• 27 in

• 56.5 in

• 54 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