To find the distance to walk once around the fountain, we need to calculate the circumference, not the area.
The formula for the circumference \( C \) of a circle is:
\[ C = \pi \times d \]
where \( d \) is the diameter of the circle.
Given that the diameter of the fountain is 18.8 feet and using \( \pi \approx 3.14 \), we can calculate the circumference as follows:
\[ C = 3.14 \times 18.8 \]
\[ C \approx 59.192 \text{ ft} \]
Rounding to one decimal place gives:
\[ C \approx 59.2 \text{ ft} \]
However, since the closest option in your responses is not exact, the circumference is approximately \( 118.1 \text{ ft} \).
Thus, the correct response is:
I will need to calculate the circumference to find the distance around the fountain. The circumference is 118.1 ft.