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 the circumference of a circle, which is C = 2πr, where C is the circumference and r is the radius.

Given that the circumference is 29.5 feet, we can plug this value into the formula:
29.5 = 2πr

Now we can solve for the radius:
r = 29.5 / (2π) ≈ 4.7

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