Area of a circle, and of parts of a circle
Grade 7 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence
Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.
Bo cuts a round pizza into equal wedges and lays them point up, point down into a near-rectangle. The slices lined up like a team. What is the area of the pizza in square cm?
Read this first
Use this
Grid, each square 2.5 cm by 2.5 cm. The wedges laid point up, point down make a near-rectangle 36.11 cm wide (half the distance around the circle) and 11.5 cm tall (the radius).
Esme cuts a round paper plate into equal wedges and lays them point up, point down into a near-rectangle. The scissors went round. What is the area of the paper plate in square cm?
Use this
Grid, each square 3 cm by 3 cm. The wedges laid point up, point down make a near-rectangle 47.1 cm wide (half the distance around the circle) and 15 cm tall (the radius).
Jun cuts a round pizza into equal wedges and lays them point up, point down into a near-rectangle. It turned into a very tidy rectangle. What is the area of the pizza in square cm?
Use this
Grid, each square 1 cm by 1 cm. The wedges laid point up, point down make a near-rectangle 10.99 cm wide (half the distance around the circle) and 3.5 cm tall (the radius).
Kira cuts a round cookie into equal wedges and lays them point up, point down into a near-rectangle. The chips stayed in their wedges. What is the area of the cookie in square cm?
Luz's button is 3 cm across, so its radius is 1.5 cm. It has four holes. What is its area in square cm?
Use this
Grid, each square 1 cm by 1 cm. A circle with its diameter 9 cm drawn across and its radius 4.5 cm drawn from the middle to the edge. Below it, the wedges laid out as a rectangle 4.5 cm tall and 3.14 radii wide.
Milo's hand mirror is 9 cm across, so its radius is 4.5 cm. It checks for smudges. What is its area in square cm?
Use this
Grid, each square 3 cm by 3 cm. A circle with its diameter 21 cm drawn across and its radius 10.5 cm drawn from the middle to the edge. Below it, the wedges laid out as a rectangle 10.5 cm tall and 3.14 radii wide.
Noah's clock face is 21 cm across, so its radius is 10.5 cm. It is always on time. What is its area in square cm?
Use this
Grid, each square 1.3 cm by 1.3 cm. A circle with its diameter 13 cm drawn across and its radius 6.5 cm drawn from the middle to the edge. Below it, the wedges laid out as a rectangle 6.5 cm tall and 3.14 radii wide.
Ren's plate is 13 cm across, so its radius is 6.5 cm. It has a big attitude. What is its area in square cm?
Use this
Grid, each square 4 cm by 4 cm. A circle with its radius 16 cm drawn from the middle to the edge; the distance around it is 100.48 cm. Below it, the wedges laid out as a rectangle one radius tall and half the circumference wide.
Bo's pizza has a radius of 16 cm and a circumference of 100.48 cm. It has a lot of wedges. What is its area in square cm?
Esme's pizza has a radius of 17.5 cm and a circumference of 109.9 cm. It is a very large pizza. What is its area in square cm?