document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=962941>Question 962941</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mark watched an ant crawl through an arc of 40° along the rim of his melon, which was cut in half. If the radius of the melon was 7 inches, how far did the the ant crawl </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #588338 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=588338\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a circle has 360 degrees and 40 degrees is 40/360 or 1/9 of a circle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "circumference of a circle is pi*d where d is the denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 7*2 = 14, therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance ant crawls = pi*14*(1/9) = 4.886921906 inches<BR>\n" );
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