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Question 78

A circle has a radius of 6 centimetres. What is its circumference? Give the answer in terms of π.

  1. 36π centimetres
  2. 6π centimetres
  3. 3π centimetres
  4. 12π centimetresCorrect answer

Explanation

Travelling round a circle covers π multiplied by its full width, and that full width is two lots of 6. Answering 6π puts the distance from the centre where the whole width belongs, so it reports the journey round a circle half the size of this one.

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