SOLUTION: Circle A has an area nine times that of circle B. How many times longer is the diameter of circle A than the radius of circle B.

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Question 1105673: Circle A has an area nine times that of circle B. How many times longer is the diameter of circle A than the radius of circle B.
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Circle A has an area nine times that of circle B. How many times longer is the diameter of circle A than the radius of circle B.
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9x area --> 3x radius
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Diameter of A is 3x diameter of B = 6 times the radius of B.
==> 5 times longer.
Not 6 times longer, 5 times longer.