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A mason planned the foundation of a hut whose radius was 7 m. If he placed a peg at a 4 m intervals, how many...

A mason planned the foundation of a hut whose radius was 7 m. If he placed a peg at a 4 m intervals, how many pegs were used?
A 44
B 11
C 10
D 12

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The circumference of the circle is 2pr = 2×22/7×7= 44 m
44/4+1= 12 pegs

Dana05 answered the question on October 15, 2019 at 15:08

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