Question

To win a prize at a carnival, a player must toss a beanbag onto a circular disk with a diameter of 8 inches.
Suppose the carnival's organizer wants to reduce the chances players may win. He decides to reduce the area of the circular disk by half. What is the diameter of the new disk?

A. 4√2 inches
B. 4 inches
C. 2√2 inches
D. 2 inches

Answer 1

A

Answer 2

A

Answer 3

presently, the area is 64pi
we want to halve this.
THis would be 32pi.
area of a circle is pi (radius)^2
radius^2=32
radius=sqrt32
4root2

Answer 4

Oh okay thanks alexray19

Answer 5

No wait, I did my algebra wrong...

Answer 6

Really?

Answer 7

its A

Answer 8

Well I just did it myself, I'm sticking with A.