What is the circumference of a circle with a diameter of 5.75 miles? Estimate the circumference to the hundredths place using 3.14 for π .

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To calculate the circumference of a circle, you can use the formula:

\[ C = \pi \times d \]

where \( C \) is the circumference and \( d \) is the diameter of the circle. Given that the diameter is 5.75 miles, we can substitute this value and use \( \pi \approx 3.14 \):

\[ C = 3.14 \times 5.75 \]

Now let's perform the multiplication:

\[ C = 3.14 \times 5.75 = 18.095 \]

To estimate the circumference to the hundredths place, we round 18.095 to two decimal places:

\[ C \approx 18.10 \text{ miles} \]

Therefore, the estimated circumference of the circle is 18.10 miles.