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Circle p.6

The document contains 59 multi-part math word problems involving circles, arcs, sectors and other related shapes. The problems involve calculating radii, diameters, circumferences, areas and perimeters of various circular regions and composite shapes made from combining circles with other geometric shapes like triangles, squares and rectangles.

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Circle p.6

The document contains 59 multi-part math word problems involving circles, arcs, sectors and other related shapes. The problems involve calculating radii, diameters, circumferences, areas and perimeters of various circular regions and composite shapes made from combining circles with other geometric shapes like triangles, squares and rectangles.

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1.The circle has center O. COF and AOE are straight lines.

Which statement is
correct? Give your answer in number. (E.g. 1)
(1) Radius: OA; Diameter: CF
(2) Radius: DB; Diameter: AE
(3) Radius: AE; Diameter: OC
Ans.

2. Find the circumference of this circle. (Take π = 3.14)


Ans.

3. Find the circumference of this circle. (Take π = 3.14)

Ans.

4. Find the area of this circle. (Take π = )

Ans.

5. Find the area of this semicircle. Round off the answer to nearest 2 decimal
place. (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.
6. Find the perimeter of this quadrant. Its radius is 4 cm.(Take π = 3.14)

Ans.

7. Five identical semi-circles are arranged as shown. Find the diameter of


one circle.
Ans

8. The figure is not drawn to scale. ∠PQR is a quadrant. Find ∠QRN


Ans.

9. The figure shows two circles. The diameter of the big circle is 4 times the
diameter of the small circle. The diameter of the big circle is 56 cm. Find the area
of the shaded part. Take π =

Ans.

10. In the figure, the circle is touching each of the two squares at exactly four points,
if the area of the bigger square is 100 cm2, find the area of the smaller square.
Ans.
11. The figure consists of 2 squares and a circle. If the length of the bigger square
is 10 cm, what is the area of the shaded part?
Ans.

12. Find the perimeter of the shaded parts. (Take π = 3.14)


Ans.

13. The circles are not drawn to scale. The small circle is with radius a and the
big circle is with radius A. The ratio of a to A is 4 : 7. If the area of the
small circle is 169π cm2, find A. Express the answer in mixed number.
Ans.

14. The perimeter of the triangle WXY is 30 cm. Given that YW = 13 cm, WX = 12
cm, RY = PY and PX = QX, find the radius of the circle.
Ans.

15. A chain is wrapped round two wheels which has a diameter of 8 m. Line AB is
12 m. Find the length of the chain. (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.
16. In the figure, not drawn to scale, 40% of the triangle XEZ is shaded. The ratio
of the shaded part of circle to the unshaded part of the circle is 5 : 9. What
percentage of the rectangle WXZY is shaded?
Ans.

17. A rectangle is placed in a circle with O as the centre. Use the calculator value
of π to find the shaded part of the circle. Correct the answer to 1 decimal place.
Ans.

18. The figure shows a triangle enclosed within a semicircle. X is the center of the
semicircle. Find the area of the shaded part. (Take π = 3.14).
Ans.

19. The figure is made up of an equilateral triangle and a semi-circle of diameter

21 m. Find the perimeter of the figure. (Take π = )


Ans.
20. The figure is formed by joining two quarter circles of radius 3 cm. Find the
perimeter of the figure. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
Take π = 3.14
Ans.

21. The figure shows a circle. O is the centre and the diameter XOY is 42 cm long.
Each of the shaded part is formed by the radius of the big circle and 2 identical

quarter arcs. Find the total area of the shaded parts in the figure. (Take π = )
Ans.

22. 5 identical quarter circles were cut out from a square cardboard of length 18
cm. Find the area of the 5 quarter circles. Leave the answer in terms of π.
Ans.

23. The figure, not drawn to scale, consists of a rectangle ABFG, a square BCDF,
and 2 identical quadrants AGE and BFD. AG = 8 cm and FG = 4 cm. Find the

shaded area. (Take π = )

Ans.
24. The figure is made up of 2 similar quadrants and a semicircle in a rectangle.
The diameter of the semicircle is 28 cm. Find the perimeter of the shaded part.

(Take π = )

Ans.

25. The figure is made up of 2 identical circles with centres O and L. OKLM is a
square of sides 10 cm. Find the area of the shaded part.
Ans.

26. The figure is made up of 2 quadrants with radius 16 cm and 8 cm respectively.


Find the perimeter of the figure. (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

27. Find the perimeter of the shaded figure. (Take π = 3.14)


Ans.
28. The diagram shows a semicircle with a diameter of 21 cm. Quadrant CDB has
the centre A. The line AB divides the quadrant equally into 2 parts. Find the

perimeter of the shaded region. (Take π = )

Ans.

29. In the figure, not drawn to scale, O and C are the centres of the circles. AC is
a straight line. Find ∠z.
Ans.

30. The figure shows 2 identical small circles of diameter 12 cm inside a


big circle of radius 12 cm. Find the area of the unshaded part of the big circle.
Express the answer in terms of π.
Ans.

31. The figure (not drawn to scale) is made of two concentric circles. AB is the
radius of the bigger circle. AC is the radius of the smaller circle. AB is 35 cm while

AC is 14 cm. Find the area of the shaded region. (Take π = )

Ans.
32. This figure is made up of two semicircles. Find the area of this figure.

(Take π = )

Ans.

33. The figure is made up of a rectangle and 2 quadrants. If the length of the
rectangle is 16 m and the breadth of the rectangle is 8 m, find the area of the
shaded area. (Take π as 3.14)
Ans.

34. The figure shows two identical semicircles. X and Y are the centres of the
semicircles. Line AB is 60 cm. of each semicircle is shaded. Find the total area
of the shaded parts. (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

35. The figure is made up of a circle and a square, KLMO of area 25 cm2. K is the
centre of the circle. Calculate the total shaded area of the figure. (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.
36. The shaded figure is made up of 4 quarter arcs of radius 12 cm. Find its area.
(Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

37. The figure is made up of a quadrant, a square and a semicircle. The area of
the square is 169 cm2. Find the area of the shaded parts. (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

38. The figure is formed by 2 semicircles, 2 identical quarter circles and a square
ABCD. The perimeter of square ABCD is 60 cm. What is the total area of the
shaded parts? Express the answer in the nearest whole number. (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

39. Find (a) the area and (b) the perimeter of the figure. (Take π = )

Ans.
40. The figure is made up of a rectangle and a semi-circle. The diameter of
the circle is 80 cm. Find the area of the shaded part. (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

41.The figure shows a circle with parts of its region shaded. O is the centre of
the circle. Line A is 14.3 cm and Line B is 15.8 cm. Find the difference between
the shaded and unshaded areas.
Ans.

42.The biggest circle has a diameter of 28 cm. Find the total area of the shaded
parts. (Take π as 3.14)
Ans.

43.The figure is formed by a circle and an isosceles triangle where PQ = PR. The

radius of the circle is 14 cm. Find the area of the shaded part. (Take π = )

Ans.
44.The figure is made up of 4 identical circles where W, X, Y and Z are the centres
of the circles. Each circle has a radius of 7 cm. Find the area of the shaded region.

(Take π = )
Ans.

45.The shaded figure is formed by two identical circles with centres at A and C.
ABCD is a square and the length of AB is 7 cm. Find the perimeter of the shaded

figure. (Take π = )
Ans.

46. X, Y and Z are centres of three identical circles. The length of XY is 7.2 m. XY,
YZ and XZ are equal in length. Find the shaded area of the figure. (Take π = 3.14)
Correct to 2 decimal places.
Ans.
47. The figure, not drawn to scale, is made up of 3 circles. The ratio of the area of
the smallest circle to the largest circle is 2 : 5 while the shaded area is of the
unshaded area. What is the ratio of the shaded area to the area of the
smallest circle?
Ans.

48. The figure is made up of a circle, a triangle and a square of sides 8 cm. The
radius of the circle is 7 cm. The ratio of the area of the circle to the shaded area
of the circle is 7 : 3. The ratio of the area of the square to the area of the triangle
is 1 : 4. Given that of the square is shaded, what is the total area of the

unshaded figure? (Take π = )

Ans.

49. In the figure, the ratio of the area of Circle X to Circle Y to Circle Z is 2 : 3 : 9.
If of X is shaded, what is the ratio of the shaded part to the unshaded part to the
total figure?
Ans.
50. In the figure, not drawn to scale, A and B are the centres of both circles
respectively. Find ∠x.
Ans.

51.In the figure, not drawn to scale, PQR is an equilateral triangle and P is the
centre of the circle. Find ∠PRS.
Ans.

52. In the figure, not drawn to scale, O is the centre of the semi circle and OABC
is a rhombus. ∠OCD = 32°. Find
1. ∠x
2. ∠y.

53. In the diagram shown, 23 identical rubber balls were placed between two walls
with equally spaced gaps between them. The first rubber ball and the last rubber
ball were touching the front wall and last wall respectively. Given that the distance
between the two walls was 399 cm and that the radius of a rubber ball was 7 cm.
Find the length of the gap between any two adjacent rubber balls as shown.
Ans.
54. Tom built a car using two identical wheels of radius 2.9 cm each as shown. The
distance between the centres of the two wheels is 59.2 cm. He rolled the car from
one end of the room to the other end touching walls at both ends. The distance
between the two walls is 11.2 m. How many complete revolutions did each wheel
make? Take π = 3.14.
Ans.

55. The figure is formed by a circle and an isosceles triangle XYZ. The diameter of
the circle is 56 cm. Find the difference in area between the two shaded parts.

(Take π = )

56. The figure shows 4 identical circles in a square, WXYZ. The area of the square
is 16 cm2. Find the area of the shaded part. (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

57. LOPQ is a rectangular cardboard with LQ = 7 cm. Two quarter circles have
been cut from it as shown. The remaining cardboard, which is the shaded part, has

an area of 56 cm2. Using π = , find the length of MN.


Ans.
58. The figure is not drawn to scale. It is made up of 2 concentric circles. O is the
centre of the circles. OA is 7cm and OF is 5cm. OA, OB, OC, OD and OE cut
the circles into 5 identical parts. Find the area of the shaded part. (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

59. A garden path is to be cemented at $14 per m?. The inner circle has a radius
of 60 m and the track is 30 m wide. What is the cost of cementing the track? Round
off the answer to the nearest $1000. (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

60. The figure is formed by 5 identical squares with 3 similar semi-circles cut out
from it. Each square has a side of 14 cm. Find the perimeter of the shaded figure.
Leave the answer in terms of π.
Ans.

61. The figure is not drawn to scale. It has 4 big semicircles with diameter 100 cm
each and 5 small semicircles with diameter 48 cm. What is the area of the shaded
figure? Take π = 3.14
Ans.
62. The figure shown is formed by cutting out three identical quadrants from three

identical squares. Find the area of the figure. (Take π = )


Ans.

63. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. Find the value of ∠a + ∠b + ∠c + ∠d.
Ans.

64. The figure shows 2 quarter circles and a rectangle. The radius of the big
quarter circle is 10 cm. The radius of the small quarter circle is 5 cm. Find the
difference in area between the two shaded parts P and Q.
(Take π = 3.14 and give the answer correct to 1 decimal place)
Ans.

65. In the figure, not drawn to scale, WY, XZ and OX are straight lines. Given that
O is the centre of the circle and ∠OWZ = 31°, find ∠OYZ.
Ans.
66. The figure shows a rectangle with 2 identical semicircles and quadrants within
It. The length of the rectangle is 10 cm. Find the area of the shaded part
(Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

67. In the figure, not drawn to scale, O is the centre of the circle. HOC, FDC and
ODE are straight lines. Find ∠EDF.
Ans.

68.The figure consists of a rectangle, a quadrant and an isosceles triangle. Given


that the radius of the quadrant is 10 cm and B is the midpoint of Line AC, find the
difference between the shaded areas Y and Z. Express the answer in nearest
whole number. (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

69. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram and C is the centre of the circle. Find
∠BCE.
Ans.
70. The figure shows 4 identical circles in a square, WXYZ. The area of the square
is 900 cm2. Find the area of the shaded part (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

71. In the figure, WXYZ is a square of side 20 cm with a semi-circle and 2


quadrants drawn in it. Find the difference in areas of the shaded regions A and B.
(Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

72. Find (a) the perimeter and (b) the area of the figure. (Take π = )
Ans.

73. The figure shows two identical semi-circles. XY is a straight line. X and Y are
the centres of the semi-circles. Given that the radius of the semi-circle is 10 cm,
find the area of the shaded regions. Express the answer correct to 1 decimal place.
(Take π = 3.14)
Ans.
74. (a)Find the perimeter of the shaded region. (Take π = 3.14)
(b)Find the unshaded area of this figure. (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

75. The figure is made up of curved lines (arcs) of quadrants with radius of different
lengths in a square of edge 6 cm. Find the total shaded area. (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

76. WXYZ is a square of side 14 cm. The shaded area is 64 cm2. Calculate the total

areas of A, B, C and D. (Take π = ).


Ans.

77. In the figure, not drawn to scale, XYZ is a right-angled triangle. XY is 12 cm,
YZ is 16 cm. Find the area of the shaded parts. (Take π = 3.14 )
Ans.
78. The figure is made of 2 quadrants and a rectangle. The rectangle measures 12
cm by 4 cm. Using the calculator value of π, find the area of the shaded part.
Correct the answer to 2 decimal places.
Ans.

79. The figure consists of a rectangle, one circle and two semi-circles. The area of
each overlapping shaded portion is 44 cm2. Find the total area of the shaded parts.

(Take π = )
Ans.

80. The figure is made up of a circle, 4 identical semi-circles and a square of side
14 cm. O is the centre of the circle. What is the area of the shaded figure?.

(Take π = )
Ans.
81. In the figure, not drawn to scale, O is the centre of the circle. Given that the
ratio of ∠OBC : ∠AOC is 3 : 11. Find ∠AOB.
Ans.

82. In the figure, not drawn to scale, O is the centre of the smaller circle. AB is a
straight line. Find ∠AED.
Ans.

83. The figure shows a rectangular grass patch and an L-shaped footpath. The
width of the footpath is 100 cm. The footpath is tiled using 38 circular tiles of
diameter 50 cm, following the pattern shown. Each tile is in contact with those next
to it.
1. What is the area of the footpath not covered by the tiles? Take π = 3.14.
2. What is the perimeter of the grass patch?
Ans.
84. The figure is not drawn to scale. Two balls, X and Y, turn and move along the
line AB in opposite directions. The radius of X is 10 cm. The ratio of the diameter
of Ball X to that of Ball Y is 5 : 2. If Ball X turns 10 rounds and Ball Y turns 2 rounds,
how far apart are the centres of the balls? (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

85. The figure shows 4 similar right-angled triangles arranged to form a big square
which encloses a circle. The midpoints of the 4 sides of the big square touch the
circumference of the circle. The two sides which form the right angle of each
triangle are 16 cm and 12 cm respectively. Find the area of the shaded part.
(Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

86. The outline of the shaded figure is formed by 3 identical small quarter circles,
2 identical large quarter circles and 3 straight lines. Take π = 3.14
1. What is the radius of the large quarter circle?
2. Find the perimeter of the shaded figure.
Ans.

87. A piece of rope is used to make the figure shown. Inside the big semicircle are
2 small circles and 3 small semi-circles, all of which have the same radius. The
diameter of the big semicircle is 30 cm. Find the area of the shaded region.
(Leave the answer in terms of π)
Ans.
88. The figure is made up of a circle, a triangle and a square of sides 28 cm. E is

the mid-point of AD. Find the area of the shaded region. (Take π = )
Ans.

89. Willi noticed the patterns on the square tiles and tried to calculate the area of
the shaded part. Leave the answer in 2 decimal places. (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

90. In the figure not drawn to scale, O is the centre of the circle and RSU and PST
are straight lines. If ∠TSU = 54° and ∠RSO is twice of ∠OSP, find ∠Q.
Ans.

91. The figure shows a circle with centre O and diameter, 14 cm. ABCD and OAEB
are squares. Find the total area of the shaded portions of the figure. (Take π = 227)
Ans.
92. The figure is made up of semicircles, a square, ABDF, and a rectangle, BCEF.
The length of the square, ABDF, is 20 cm. Find the area of the shaded figure.
Leave the answer in terms of π .
Ans.

93. The figure is made up of a quadrant, a square and a semicircle. The area of
the square is 144 cm2. Find the area of the shaded parts. (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

94. The figure is made up of 3 rectangles and 3 semi-circles. Find the perimeter of

the figure. (Take π = ) Round off the answer to the nearest whole number.
Ans.

95. Find the:


1. area and
2. perimeter of the shaded part. The diameter of the small circle is 6 cm.
(Take π = 3.14)

Ans.
96. The figure is made up of identical quadrants. The radius is 10 cm long. Take π
as 3.14.
1. Find the area of the shaded part.
2. Find the perimeter of the shaded part.
Ans.

97. OPQRS is part of a circle of radius 10 cm. OPR and OQS are quarter circles.
The area of the shaded part OQR is 40 cm2 and the perimeter of the shaded part
OQR is 30 cm. For each of the following, use the calculator value of π to find:
1. the area of the figure OPQRS, correct to 2 decimal places,
2. the perimeter of the figure OPQRS, correct to 1 decimal places.

Ans.

98. The figure shows one big quadrant and two small semicircles. The radius of
the big quadrant is 60 cm.
1. Find area of the shaded figure. (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

99. n the figure, WXYZ and XYML are squares. P and N are centres of square
WXYZ and PQRS respectively. O is the centre of XY. If WL = 56 cm,

take π = and find


1. the perimeter of the shaded region,
2. the area of the shaded region.
Ans.
100. The figure is not drawn to scale. It is formed by quadrants and semicircles of
two sizes. The radius of the larger quadrant is 3 cm longer than the radius of the
smaller quadrant. The radius of the smaller quadrant (Line B) is 12 cm.
1. Find the area of the shaded part.
2. Find the perimeter of the dotted line. (Take π = 3.14)

Ans.

101. The figure shows a rectangular park which consists of 1 pavilion in a semi-
circle shape and a pond. 4 quarter circles make up the shape of the pond. The
length and breadth of the rectangle are 80 m and 44 m respectively.
1. Find the perimeter of the pond.
2. Find the area of the shaded part. (Take π = 3.14).
Ans.

102. The figure is formed by two identical circles at W and Y. WYXZ is a square
and the length of XY is 14 cm. (Take π = 3.14)
1. Find the perimeter of the unshaded part.
2. Find the total area of the shaded parts.
Ans..

103. The figure is made up of 6 identical quadrants and 2 identical semicircles. The
radius of each quadrant is 14 cm. The unshaded area marked A is enclosed by 2
quadrants and 2 semicircles. (Take π = 3.14)
1. Find the perimeter of A.
2. Find the total shaded areas.
Ans.
104. The diagram shows 3 identical circles embedded in a rectangle. Given that
the length of the rectangle is 18 cm, find the total area of the shaded parts. Use
calculator π. (Give the answer correct to 2 decimal places)
Ans.

105. The figure is made up of a big circle and 4 small identical circles. The diameter
of the small circle is 28 cm. Find the shaded area. (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

106. The figure shows a path of width 3 m in a rectangular park of length 42 m. The
outline of the path is made up of quarter circles with centre A, semicircles with
centre D and straight lines. AB = CD.
1. What is the width of the rectangular park?
2. Find the area of the path. Take π = 3.14.
Ans.

107. Tom designed a logo as shown. The logo is made up of 2 small identical
quarter circles, a large quarter circle and 2 straight lines drawn inside a square of
side 42 cm. The radius of each small quarter circle is 14 cm.
1. What is the perimeter of the shaded part?
2. What is the area of the shaded part?

108. In the figure, O Is the centre of the circle and AE is parallel to BC. DF = DE,
∠OAB = 56° and ∠FED = 48°. Find
1. ∠CBG.
2. ∠BCD.
109. The figure, not drawn to scale, O is the centre of the circle and BG//CF//DE.
Find
1. ∠AOD
2. ∠AFO

110. The figure shows a rectangle with its corners cut out. Each of the 4 identical
corners cut out is a quarter circle. The ratio of the length of the rectangle to its
breadth is 13 : 5.
1. What is the radius of each quarter circle?
2. What is the perimeter of the shaded part. Take π = 3.14. Give your
answer correct to 1 decimal place.
Ans.

111. The figure shows 2 identical circles enclosed in a rectangle ABCD. Find the
area of the shaded parts. (Take π = 3.14)
Ans.

112. The figure is made up of a big quadrant OWY a small quadrant OVZ and a
square VXZO. The radius of the big quadrant OWY is 12cm. The area of the big
quadrant is twice the area of the small quadrant OVZ. Using the calculator value
of π, find the area of the shaded parts, correct to 2 decimal places.
Ans.
113. The figure, not drawn to scale, is made up of a square, a quadrant and a
semicircle. WXYZ is a square of side 28 cm. Find the area of the shaded part.
(Take π = 227)
Ans.

114. The figure is make up of 3 circles. The small circle has centre O and a radius
of 6 cm. The big circle, has centre O and a radius of 10 cm. The diameter of the
big circle cuts through the centre of the medium-sized circle and the small circle.
The three regions formed are indicated as X, Y and Z.
1. Find the radius of the medium-sized circle.
2. Find the area of region Z. Use a calculator to obtain the value of π.
(Round off to nearest 2 decimal places).
3. Express the area of the region Y as a ratio to the area of region X.

Ans.

115. The figure is made up of a circle, a rectangle and 2 semicircles. AC, the
diameter of the circle, is 15 cm, AB is 12 cm and BC is 9 cm.
1. What is the total area of the shaded parts?
2. What is the total perimeter of the shaded parts? (Take π = 3.14)

Ans.
116. The figure shows a table cloth. The outside edge of the mat is formed by 4
semicircles and 2 quarter circles, each of radius 14 cm.
1. Find the perimeter of the mat.
.
2. Find the area of the mat. Take π =

117. The figure is made up of a rectangle, semicircles and quarter circles. The area
of the rectangle is 216 cm2.
1. Find the perimeter of the rectangle.
2. Find the area of the figure. Take π = 3.14

Ans.

118. A small circle with centre O has been cut from a circular piece of cardboard
with the same centre. The radius of the small circle is 8 cm.
The remaining cardboard is then cut into four equal parts along the dotted lines as
shown in Figure 1. The four parts are rearranged to form a new shape in Figure 2.
1. Find the area of the new shape.
2. Find the perimeter of the new shape. (Take π = 3.14)

Ans.

119.Find the perimeter of the shaded figure. (Take π = )


227

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120. The figure is made up of 5 semicircles. AB : BC : CD : DE is 2 : 3 : 1 : 4. Line


AE is 28 cm. Find the perimeter of the shaded part. (Take π = )
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