What is the circumference of a circle with a radius of 2.5 feet? Estimate the circumference to the tenths place using 3.14 for π

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Responses

15.6 feet
15.6 feet

16 feet
16 feet

15.7 feet
15.7 feet

7.85 feet

1 answer

The circumference \( C \) of a circle can be calculated using the formula:

\[ C = 2\pi r \]

where \( r \) is the radius of the circle. Given that the radius \( r = 2.5 \) feet and using \( \pi \approx 3.14 \):

\[ C = 2 \times 3.14 \times 2.5 \]

Calculating this step-by-step:

  1. Multiply \( 2 \times 2.5 = 5 \)
  2. Then multiply \( 5 \times 3.14 = 15.7 \)

Thus, the circumference is approximately \( 15.7 \) feet.

Therefore, the correct response is:

15.7 feet