A circle is shown that the radius is 16ft



Sarah wants to place a rim around her circular pool with a foam rim. The foam rim is
sold in boxes that will cover the length of 40 feet. How many boxes of foam rim will
Sarah need to place around the rim of the pool?
4 boxes
(A) 3 boxes
(B) 4 boxes
(C) 5 boxes
(D) 6 boxes

Respuesta :

Answer:

3 boxes.

Step-by-step explanation:

The circular pool has a radius of 16 feet.

So, the circumference of the pool will be 2πr = [tex]2 \times \frac{22}{7} \times 16 = 100..57[/tex] feet.

Therefore, to place a rim around the circular pool with a foam rim Sarah will need 100.57 feet length of foam rim.

Now, the foam rim is  sold in boxes that will cover the length of 40 feet.

Therefore, she will need [tex]\frac{100.57}{40} = 2.51[/tex] ≈ 3 boxes to place around the rim of the pool. (Answer)