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Question 77

A circle has a diameter of 10 centimetres. What is its circumference? Give the answer in terms of π.

  1. 5π centimetres
  2. 10π centimetresCorrect answer
  3. 20π centimetres
  4. 100π centimetres

Explanation

The way round a circle is π multiplied by the width right across it, and that width is given directly here, so nothing needs halving or doubling first. Using 5 treats the given width as though it were the distance from the centre outwards, which shrinks the circle to half its stated size.

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