The circumference of JJ's basketball is 29.6 inches. Will it go through a basket that is 10 inches in diameter? Show your work

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No, it will not go through a basket that is 10 inches in diameter.

Circumference = 2πr

29.6 = 2πr

r = (29.6)/(2π)

r = 4.7 inches

The radius of the basketball is 4.7 inches, which is greater than the diameter of the basket (10 inches). Therefore, the basketball will not fit through the basket.