Mrs. jaques is building a circular pool. on the blueprint the base of the pool has a diameter of 16 centimeters. the blueprint has a scale of four centimeters to eight feet. what will the actual circumfrence of the pool be in feet after it is built? round youre answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.

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Frank Sampson

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24 December, 13:21

Mrs. jaques is building a circular pool. on the blueprint the base of the pool has a diameter of 16 centimeters. the blueprint has a scale of four centimeters to eight feet. what will the actual circumfrence of the pool be in feet after it is built? round youre answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.

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Janet Stuart · Answer 1

The base of the actual pool will have a diameter of

(16 cm) * (8 ft) / (4 cm) = 32 ft

The pool's circumference is pi times that value.

C = πd

C = π * (32 ft) ≈ 100.5 ft