Jessie and a friend were exercising by walking around a circular loop thrbugh their neighborhood. The loop has a diameter of 1 mile. If Jessie and her friend completed the loop two times, about how many miles did they walk? В

Ellis is painting wooden fenceposts before putting them in his yard. They are each 6 feet tall and have a diameter of 1 foot. There are 12 fenceposts in all. How much paint will Ellis need to paint all the surfaces of the 12 fenceposts? Use 3.14 for n, and round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Provide an explanation and proof for your answer to receive full credit.

The owner of a rectangular parcel that is 50 ft by 200 ft wishes to double the area of the lot. She wants to acquire a strip of land to add to the end of the lot and another strip of exactly the same width to add to the side of the lot. Which of the following widths will accomplish the goal? a. 35.07 ft b. 37.12 ft c. 52.76 ft d. 40.00 ft

Brian borrowed a 20-foot extension ladder to use when he paints his house. If he sets the base of the ladder six feet from the house as shown, how far up will the top of the ladder reach?

A pile of dirt removed from an excavation is a cone measuring 6 feet high and 30 feet across the base.  A dump truck can haul 9 yd³ in one trip.  Find the number of trips the truck will have to make to haul away all of the dirt.  Show your steps.   *1 yd³ = 27 ft³

Laurel has an area in her yard that is in the shape of a parallelogram. It has a base of 30 feet and a height of 22 feet. She wants to cover this area with wildflower seeds. She finds out that 1 ounce of seeds covers 125 square feet of ground. How many ounces of seeds does she need to cover this area?         7 ounces         5 ounces         4 ounces         6 ounces

A straw is wedged in a box, from one corner of the bottom to the opposite corner of the top of the box.  The box is 3 inches by 4 inches by 12 inches.  How long is the straw?