Circle Word Problems

A dog is tied to a wooden stake in a yard. His leash is 3 m long, and he runs around in circles pulling the leash as far as it can go. How much area does the dog have to run around in?

A storm is expected to hit 7 mi in every direction from a small town. What is the area that the storm will affect?

Luke's dining room table is round and has a radius of 4.5 feet. What is the tabletop's area?

• 63.585 ft²

• 68.345 ft²

• 64.585 ft²

• 61.345 ft²

Jalen skates at a circular rink that has a radius of 4 yards. If he uses 3.14 for \pi, what area would he estimate for the skating rink?

A cruise ship has a large, circular window. It has a diameter of 6 meters. What is the window's area?

• 31.25 m²

• 29.55 m²

• 30.36 m²

• 28.26 m²

Ms. Green is using a compass to find her way out of the woods. The compass has a radius of 4 centimeters. What is the compass's area?

• 49.2 cm²

• 45.6 cm²

• 50.24 cm²

• 55.9 cm²

A clock face has a diameter of 10 inches. What is the approximate area of the clock face in square inches?

• 314 in²

• 31.4 in²

• 7.85 in²

• 78.5 in²

A circle has a diameter of 26 units. Keisha said the area of the circle is 2,123.27 square units( rounded to the nearest hundredth). Find the correct area of the circle.

The diameter of Joanne’s bicycle wheel is 18 inches. What is the circumference to the nearest tenth?

• 28.3 in

• 27 in

• 56.5 in

• 54 in

The circular fountain in front of the library has a radius of 8.8 feet. What is the circumference of the fountain to the nearest tenth?

• 55.3 ft

• 26.4 ft

• 48.8 ft

• 27.6 ft