Find the length of the diameter of a circular silo with circumference 64 ft. Use the rules for working with measurements.
A) The diameter is 30.6 ft.
B) The diameter is 40.7 ft.
C) The diameter is 81.5 ft.
D) The diameter is 20.4 ft.
E) The diameter is 201 ft.

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The formula for the circumference of a circle is $C = \pi d$, where $C$ is the circumference and $d$ is the diameter. Given $C = 64$ ft, we solve for $d$ by rearranging the formula: $d = \frac{C}{\pi}$. Using $\pi \approx 3.14$, we get $d = \frac{64}{3.14} \approx 20.4$ ft.

Find the Length of the Diameter of a Circular Silo