Question

A round tent has a circumference of 32 feet. What is the distance from the center of the tent to the edge of the tent? Use 3.14 for pi

and round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

The distance from the center of the tent to the edge of the tent is 5.1 feet.

Explanation:

Step 1:

It is given that the circumference of the round tent is 32 feet and we need to find the distance from the center of the tent to the edge of the tent.

Since the tent is circular, the distance from the center of the tent to its edge would be equal to the radius of the tent.

Step 2:

For a circle the circumference is given by the equation:

Circumference = 2
`\pi` r where r is the radius.

32 = 2 * 3.14 * r --->

r = 32 ÷ (3.14 * 2) = 5.0955 feet

Step 3:

The radius is 5.0955 feet and this can be rounded off to 5.1 feet

Step 4:

Answer:

The distance from the center of the tent to the edge of the tent is 5.1 feet.