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Primary 6 · Circle · Question type 6.1

P6 Circle: Circumference of a Circle

A circle's edge is a little more than 3 diameters long when rolled out flat. That number of diameters is π.

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Primary 6, on the MOE Primary Mathematics syllabus.

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How do you find the circumference of a circle in P6?

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Circumference around a field

A complete lap follows the circle's circumference.

A school field has a painted circle of radius 25 m. Wei Ting jogs one complete lap around it. How far does she jog? (Take π = 3.14.)

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  1. circumference = π × d
  2. diameter = 25 × 2 = 50
  3. one lap = 3.14 × 50 = 157

Ans: 157 m

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