Confidence Builder Questions: AREA of a CIRCLE

Worked Example

Refer back to this example to build the Skills that Count.

RADIUS from the centre of a circle to the edge (in any direction!)

A circular garden has a radius of 6 metres.

Find the area of the circle.

Step 1

Write the formula.

Area = π × r²

Step 2

Substitute the radius.

Area = π × 6²

Step 3

Square the radius.

6² = 6 × 6 6² = 36

Step 4

Multiply by π.

Area = 3.14 × 36

Area = 113.04

Step 5

Write the correct units.

Area = 113.04 m²

Confidence Builder Questions

We’ve kept the unit measures to metres.

The formula stays the same for cms-feet-yards-kilometres etc. 

Question 1

A circular pond has a radius of 5 metres.

Find the area of the pond.

Step 1 Write the formula.

Step 2 Square the radius.

Step 3 Multiply by π.

Question 2

A circular table has a radius of 8 metres.

Find the area of the table.

Step 1 Write the formula.

Step 2 Square the radius.

Step 3 Multiply by π.

Question 3 over to you 🙂

A circular field has a radius of 12 metres.

Find the area of the field. Show all your working out.

The Skill that Counts

The tricky bit...

The RADIUS is HALF the DIAMETER of a circle.

The DIAMETER is double, or 2 times the RADIUS!

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