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Question 83

A circle has a radius of 4.5 centimetres. What is its circumference? Give the answer in terms of π.

  1. 4.5π centimetres
  2. 20.25π centimetres
  3. 9π centimetresCorrect answer
  4. 18π centimetres

Explanation

Doubling 4.5 gives a full width of 9, and π multiplied by that width measures the way round. Leaving 4.5 as it stands treats a half-width as though it were the whole, while squaring it reaches for the rule that measures the space inside rather than the boundary.

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