Samantha wraps a piece of string around a soup
can and cuts the string so that its ends just meet.
She then measures the length of this piece of string
and the diameter of the lid of the can.
- If Samantha were to divide the length of the
string by the diameter, which of these does the
quotient represent?
Circumference =
2 x
x radius
- Pi
- Area
- Radius
- Diameter
Explain in detail how you found your answer using
words, numbers, and/or pictures.
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