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Sophia drops her pencil in a cup and

notices that it only fits diagonally.
The pencil is 10 centimeters long and the
cup is 8 centimeters tall.
What is the diameter of the cup?

1 Answer

6 votes

Answer:

5cm

Explanation:

Since the pencil would only fit diagonally, the diameter would have to be half its length. The pencil is 10 centimeters long and 5 centimeters would be half of it.

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