Question

Coach S wants to tie a ribbon around the trunk of an oak tree that has a circular trunk about 28 inches in diameter. Not counting the ribbon needed to make a bow, about how many inches of ribbon are needed to just reach around the tree?

Answer 1

87.92 or 88 inches(simplified)

Explanation:

circumference = 2 Pi R R= 1/2 diamater

ribbon = circumference

ribbon = 2x3.14x14 = 87.92 inches