SOLUTION: Eight sections of curved railway track can be joined to make a circular track. Each section is 23 cm long. Calculate the diameter of the circle.

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Question 630245: Eight sections of curved railway track can be joined to make a circular track. Each section is 23 cm long. Calculate the diameter of the circle.

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First lets find how long the track is by multiplying 23 and 8 together. 23*8= 184, and the formula for a circle when we know the length of the diameter is C=+pi%2Ad. So when we know the circumference, we just divide by pi and that is about 58.57.