ISEE Upper Level (grades 9-12) Quantitative Reasoning › How to find circumference
The circumferences of eight circles form an arithmetic sequence. The smallest circle has radius two inches; the second smallest circle has radius five inches. Give the radius of the largest circle.
The track at James Buchanan High School is shown above; it is comprised of a square and a semicircle.
Diane wants to run two miles. If she begins at Point A and begins running counterclockwise, when she is finished, which of the five points will she be closest to?
The track at Truman High School is shown above; it is comprised of a square and a semicircle.
Veronica begins at Point A, runs three times around the track counterclockwise, and continues until she reaches Point B. Which of the following comes closest to the distance Veronica runs?
The track at Monroe High School is a perfect circle of radius 600 feet, and is shown in the above figure. Quinnella wants to run around the track for one and a half miles. If Quinnella starts at point C and runs counterclockwise, which of the following is closest to the point at which she will stop running?
(Assume the five points are evenly spaced)
The track at Simon Bolivar High School is a perfect circle of radius 500 feet, and is shown in the above figure. Manuel starts at point C, runs around the track counterclockwise three times, and continues to run clockwise until he makes it to point D. Which of the following comes closest to the number of miles Manuel has run?
The track at Monroe Elementary School is a perfect circle of radius 400 feet, and is shown in the above figure.
Evan and his younger brother Mike both start running from Point A. Evan runs counterclockwise, running once around the track and then on to Point E; Mike runs clockwise, meeting Evan at Point E and stopping.
Which of the following is the greater quantity?
(a) Twice Mike's average speed.
(b) Evan's average speed.
(Assume the five points are evenly spaced)
Compare the two quantities:
Quantity A: The area of a circle with radius
Quantity B: The circumference of a circle with radius
In the above figure, .
Which is the greater quantity?
(a) The sum of the circumferences of the inner and outer circles
(b) The sum of the circumferences of the second-largest and third-largest circles
The track at Monroe High School is a perfect circle of radius 600 feet, and is shown in the above figure.
Jerry begins his one-mile run at Point A, then runs counterclockwise around the track. At the end of his one-mile run, which is the greater quantity?
(a) The additional distance he would have to run if he were to continue to run counterclockwise to Point A.
(b) The additional distance he would have to run if he were to turn back and run clockwise to Point A.
The radii of six circles form an arithmetic sequence. The radius of the second-smallest circle is twice that of the smallest circle. Which of the following, if either, is the greater quantity?
(a) The circumference of the largest circle
(b) Twice the circumference of the third-smallest circle