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A circular lampshade with a diameter of 14 inches has a length of wire that goes around exactly one time. How many inches of wire are needed to go around the lampshade exactly one time?

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the questions is how long the circumference of the lampshade is, and that is given by:
c = diameter*pi
c = 14*3.14
c = 43.96
so, there are needed 43.96 inches of wire to go around the lampshade one time
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