The circular fountain in front of the courthouse has a circumference of 29.5 feet. What is the radius of the fountain? Round to the nearest tenth.

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To find the radius of the fountain, we can use the formula for circumference of a circle: C = 2πr.

Given that the circumference of the fountain is 29.5 feet, we can plug in the values and solve for the radius:

29.5 = 2πr
Divide both sides by 2π:
r = 29.5 / (2π)
r ≈ 4.7 feet

Therefore, the radius of the fountain is approximately 4.7 feet.