Question

As a civil engineer, you are drafting the plans

for a new water treatment plant. The water
mains for this plant measure 48 inches in
diameter. At each joint between pipes in the
main, a strip of rubber will be bonded to the
outside of the pipe joint to improve the seal.
About how long will the rubber seal be when
it is trimmed to fit around the pipe?

Answer 1

The distance around a circle is the circumference.

Circumference = Pi x diameter.

Circumference = 3.14 x 48

Circumference = 150.72 inches

Round the answer as needed.