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Lesson 3: Circles — Practice Questions

  1. 1. A circle has a diameter of $25$ yards. Find its area, using $3.14$ for $\pi$. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. The area is ___ square yards.

  2. 2. A circle has a radius of $5.2$ feet. What is its area? Use $3.14$ for $\pi$ and round to the nearest hundredth. The area is ___ square feet.

  3. 3. How much canvas material, in square feet, is needed to cover a circular wading pool with a diameter of 14 feet? Round your answer to two decimal places. The area is ___ square feet.

  4. 4. To justify the formula for the area of a circle, the circle is often cut into wedges and rearranged to approximate what geometric shape?

    • A. A rectangle
    • B. A triangle
    • C. A trapezoid
    • D. A square
  5. 5. A rotating lawn sprinkler waters a circular area. The edge of the watered circle is 8 feet from the sprinkler. What is the area of the lawn watered by the sprinkler? Use $\pi \approx 3.14$.

    • A. 200.96 square feet
    • B. 50.24 square feet
    • C. 803.84 square feet
    • D. 25.12 square feet
  6. 6. A circular garden has a radius of 8 meters. The diameter of the garden is ___ meters.

  7. 7. The diameter of a round dinner plate is 20 cm. What is the length of its radius?

    • A. 10 cm
    • B. 20 cm
    • C. 40 cm
    • D. 5 cm