GCSE Maths Revision | Geometry and Measure

Area and Circumference of a Circle - Worksheet

Skill
Group A - Calculate the area of a circle (You must include the units.)
Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

1) A radius of 1𝑐𝑚 2) A diameter of 1𝑐𝑚 3) A radius of 12𝑐𝑚

4) A diameter of 2𝑐𝑚 5) A radius of 5𝑐𝑚 6) A radius of π𝑐𝑚

Give your answer in terms of π.

7) A radius of 3𝑐𝑚 8) A diameter of 3𝑐𝑚 9) A radius of π𝑐𝑚

Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

10) A radius of 0. 13𝑘𝑚 11) A diameter of 0. 5𝑚𝑚 12) A diameter of 13. 41𝑚

Group B - Calculate the circumference of a circle (You must include the units.)
Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

1) A radius of 1𝑐𝑚 2) A diameter of 1𝑐𝑚 3) A radius of 12𝑐𝑚

4) A diameter of 2𝑐𝑚 5) A radius of 5𝑐𝑚 6) A radius of π𝑐𝑚

Give your answer in terms of π.

7) A radius of 3𝑐𝑚 8) A diameter of 3𝑐𝑚 9) A radius of π𝑐𝑚

Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

10) A radius of 0. 13𝑘𝑚 11) A diameter of 0. 5𝑚𝑚 12) A diameter of 13. 41𝑚

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Area and Circumference of a Circle - Worksheet

Group C - Calculate the radius/diameter of a circle.

Give all answers correct to 2 decimal places.
Calculate the radius of a circle given that:
1) The circumference is 6π𝑐𝑚 2) The area is 10𝑐𝑚
2
3)The area is 20𝑐𝑚
2

4) The circumference is 12𝑐𝑚 5) The area is 64𝑐𝑚

2
6) The area is 32𝑐𝑚
2

Calculate the diameter if a circle given that:

7) The circumference is 6π𝑐𝑚 8) The area is 10𝑐𝑚
2
9) The area is 100𝑚𝑚
2

10) The circumference is3. 2𝑐𝑚 11) The area is 9. 45𝑐𝑚2 12) The area is0. 0081𝑘𝑚
2

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Area and Circumference of a Circle - Worksheet

Applied
Give all answers to 1 decimal place where necessary.

1) (a) A circular plaque has a diameter of 6𝑐𝑚. It is cut from a square piece of metal
with a side length of 6𝑐𝑚. What percentage of the metal is wasted?

(b) The wheel of a bicycle has a diameter of 62𝑐𝑚.

The wheel makes 100 complete rotations.
How far has the bicycle travelled?
Give your answer in metres.

(c) A wheel travels 50𝑚.

The radius of the wheel is 7. 5𝑐𝑚.
How many complete revolutions has the wheel made?

(d) A local sports centre has a running track.

The running track is made up of two straits and two bends which are semi
circles (see below).

What is the distance around the running track?

(e) What is the area of the inside of the running track in question 1d?

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2) (a) What is the area of a circle with a radius of 6𝑐𝑚?

Give you answer in terms of π.

(b) What is the circumference of a circle with a radius of 6𝑐𝑚?

Give you answer in terms of π.

3) (a) A circle has a circumference of 15𝑐𝑚. What is its radius?

Give your answer correct to two decimal places.
(b) Find the area of the same circle.
Give your answer correct to two decimal places.

4) (a) 2
A circle has an area of 12𝑐𝑚 . What is its diameter?
Give your answer correct to two decimal places.

(b) Find the circumference of the same circle.

Give your answer correct to two decimal places.

5) James wants to paint a wall. He buys some paint. Each tin of paint costs £1. 99
2
and covers 5𝑚 . The wall is rectangular but has a semi circle window. How
much will the wall cost to paint?

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Area and Circumference of a Circle - Exam Questions

1) (a) What is the value of π correct to 2 decimal places? ….……………

(1)

(b) What is the area of a circle with a radius of 4. 5𝑐𝑚. ….……………

Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. (2)

(c) What is the area of a circle with a diameter of ….……………

4. 5𝑐𝑚. Give your answer correct to 2 decimal (2)
places. (5 marks)

2) (a) The circumference of a circle is 45𝑐𝑚. Work out the ….……………

area of the circle. Give your answer correct to the (4)
nearest integer.

(b) The diameter of a circle is 15𝑐𝑚. Work out the area ….……………
of the circle. Give your answer in terms of π. (4)
(8 marks)

3) A square has a side length of 12𝑐𝑚. A ….……………

circle has a radius of 6𝑐𝑚. (5 marks)

Find the difference between the area of the

two shapes. Give your answer correct to 2
decimal places.

4) Find the perimeter of this semi circle. Give ….……………

your answer correct to 2 decimal places. (3 marks)

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5) In the diagram below the large circle has

a radius of 8𝑐𝑚. The two smaller circles
have a diameter of 4𝑐𝑚 each.

(a) What is the radius of the smaller circle? ….……………

Give your answer correct to one decimal (2)
place.

(b) What is the area of the shaded shape? Give ….……………

your answer correct to one decimal place. (4)
6 marks

6) The area of a circle is 17. 3𝑐𝑚. ….……………

(4 marks)
Work out the circumference of the circle
Give your answer correct to the nearest
integer.

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Area and Circumference of a Circle - Answers

Question Answer

Skill Questions

Group A Calculate the area of a circle. Give your answer to 1 decimal

1) A radius of 1𝑐𝑚 place.
2) A diameter of 1𝑐𝑚 1) 3. 1𝑐𝑚
2

3) A radius of 12𝑐𝑚 2
4) A diameter of 2𝑐𝑚 2) 0. 8𝑐𝑚
2
5) A radius of 5𝑐𝑚 3) 452. 4𝑐𝑚
6) A radius of π𝑐𝑚 2
4) 3. 1𝑐𝑚
Give your answer in terms of π.
2
7) A radius of 3𝑐𝑚 5) 78. 5𝑐𝑚
8) A diameter of 3𝑐𝑚 6) 31. 0𝑐𝑚
2

9) A radius of π𝑐𝑚 2
Give your answer to 3significant figures. 7) 9π𝑐𝑚
10) A radius of 0. 13𝑘𝑚 8) 2. 25π𝑐𝑚
2
oe
11) A diameter of 0. 5𝑚𝑚 3 2
9) π 𝑐𝑚
12) A diameter of 13. 41𝑚
10) 0. 0531𝑐𝑘
2
11) 0. 196𝑚𝑚
2
12) 141𝑚
Group B Calculate the circumference of a circle. Give your answer to 1 decimal
1) A radius of 1𝑐𝑚 place.
2) A diameter of 1𝑐𝑚 1) 6. 3𝑐𝑚
3) A radius of 12𝑐𝑚 2) 3. 1𝑐𝑚
4) A diameter of 2𝑐𝑚 3) 75. 4𝑐𝑚
5) A radius of 5𝑐𝑚
4) 6. 3𝑐𝑚
6) A radius of π𝑐𝑚
Give your answer in terms of π. 5) 31. 4𝑐𝑚
7) A radius of 3𝑐𝑚 6) 19. 7𝑐𝑚
8) A diameter of 3𝑐𝑚 7) 6π𝑐𝑚
9) A radius of π𝑐𝑚 8) 3π𝑚
Give your answer to 3significant figures. 2
9) 2π 𝑐𝑚
10) A radius of 0. 13𝑘𝑚
10) 0. 817𝑘𝑚
11) A diameter of 0. 5𝑚𝑚
11) 1. 57𝑚𝑚
12) A diameter of 13. 4 𝑚
12) 42. 1𝑚

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Group C Calculate the radius of a circle given Give all answers correct to 2
that: decimal places.
1) The circumference is 6π𝑐𝑚 1) 3. 00𝑐𝑚
2
2) The area is 10𝑐𝑚 2) 1. 78𝑐𝑚
2
3) The area is 20𝑐𝑚 3) 2. 52𝑐𝑚
4) The circumference is 12𝑐𝑚 4) 1. 91𝑐𝑚
2
5) The area is 64𝑐𝑚 5) 4. 51𝑐𝑚
2
6) The area is 32𝑐𝑚 6) 3. 19𝑐𝑚
7) The circumference is 6π𝑐𝑚
7) 6. 00𝑐𝑚

2
8) The area is 10𝑐𝑚
8) 3. 57𝑐𝑚

2
9) The area is 100𝑚𝑚
9) 11. 28𝑐𝑚

10) The circumference is 3. 2𝑐𝑚

10) 1. 02𝑐𝑚

2
11) The area is 9. 45𝑐𝑚
11) 3. 47𝑐𝑚

2
12) The area is 0. 0081𝑘𝑚
12) 0. 10𝑘𝑚

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Question Answer

Applied Questions

(a) A circular plaque has a diameter of 6𝑐𝑚. It is

2
1) (a) Square = 36𝑐𝑚
cut from a square piece of metal with a side Circle = 9π
length of 6𝑐𝑚. What percentage of the metal
Wasted = 36 − 9π
is wasted? The wheel of a bicycle has a
diameter of 62𝑐𝑚. 21. 5%

C = 62π
(b) The wheel makes 100 complete rotations. (b)
How far has the bicycle travelled? 100 × 62π
Give your answer in metres. 19477𝑐𝑚
194. 8𝑚

(c) (c) C = 15π𝑐𝑚

A wheel travels 50𝑚.
5000𝑐𝑚 15π
The radius of the wheel is 7. 5𝑐𝑚 106. 1
How many complete revolutions has the 106 complete revolutions
wheel made?

(d) A local sports centre has a running track. (d) 50 + 50 + 30π

The running track is made up of two straits 194. 2𝑚
and two bends which are semi circles (see
below).

What is the distance around the running track?

(e) What is the area of the inside of the running (e) 1500 + 225π
track in question 1d? 2
2206. 9𝑚

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2) (a) What is the area of a circle with a radius of 6𝑐𝑚 (a) 36π𝑐𝑚
2

? Give you answer in terms of π.

What is the circumference of a circle with a

radius of 6𝑐𝑚? Give you answer in terms of π.
(b) (b) 12π𝑐𝑚

3) (a) A circle has a circumference of 15𝑐𝑚. What is (a) 2. 39𝑐𝑚 oe

its radius? Give your answer correct to two
decimal places.

Find the area of the same circle. Give your 17. 95𝑐𝑚
2
oe
(b) (b)
answer correct to two decimal places.
2
4) (a) A circle has an area of 12𝑐𝑚 . What is its (a) 3. 91𝑐𝑚
diameter? Give your answer correct to two
decimal places.

Find the circumference of the same circle.

Give your answer correct to two decimal
(b) (b)
places. 12. 25𝑐𝑚
James wants to paint a wall. He buys some 5 × 12 = 60
5)
paint. Each tin of paint costs £1. 99 and covers
2 2
5𝑚 . The wall is rectangular but has a semi π × 2. 5 = 6. 25π
circle window. How much will the wall cost to
paint? 60 − (6. 25π ÷2)
50. 1825

50. 1825 ÷ 5
2
10. 0365𝑚
11 tins needed

11 × 1. 99
₤21. 89

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Area and Circumference of a Circle - Mark Scheme

Question Answer

Exam Questions

1) (a) What is the value of π correct to 2 (a) 3. 14 (1)

decimal places?

(b) What is the area of a circle with a (2)

π × 4. 5 × 4. 5 oe
radius of 4. 5 𝑐𝑚. (b)
Give your answer correct to 2 63. 6
decimal places.
(c) What is the area of a circle with a (2)
diameter of 4. 5 𝑐𝑚. (c) π × 2. 25 × 2. 25 oe
Give your answer correct to 2
15. 9
decimal places.
2) (a) The circumference of a circle is (a) (4)
45÷2π or 7. 162
45𝑐𝑚.
π × "7. 162" × "7. 162" 𝑓𝑡
Work out the area of the circle. 161. 1456 allow 161. 144 − 161. 146
Give your answer correct to the 161
nearest integer
(b) The diameter of a circle is 15𝑐𝑚. (b) 15 ÷2 or 7. 5 seen (4)
Work out the area of the circle. π × 7. 5 × 7. 5
Give your answer in terms of π 225
56. 25 or seen
4
225π
56. 25πor oe
4
3) A square has a side length of 12 𝑐𝑚. Square Area = 144 (5)
Circle Area
A circle has a radius of π × 6 × 6 oe
6 𝑐𝑚.
144 − 36π
Find the difference between the area
30. 90266
of the two shapes.
30. 090
Give your answer correct to2decimal
places.

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4) Find the perimeter of this semi circle. (π × 8) ÷ 2 oe e.g. 4π seen (3)

Give your answer correct to 2decimal
places. "4π" ÷ 8

20. 57

5) In the diagram below the large circle has a

radius of 8 𝑐𝑚. The two smaller circles
have a diameter of 4𝑐𝑚 each.

(a) What is the radius of the smaller circle? (a) π × 2 × 2 oe (2)

Give your answer correct to one decimal
place. 12. 6
(b) What is the area of the shaded shape? (b) Whole circle (4)
Give your answer correct to one decimal π × 8 × 8 oe e.g 64π
place.
64π − "12. 57" − "12. 57" ft
175. 9219
175. 9

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6) The area of a circle is 17. 3𝑐𝑚. 17.3 (4)

Work out the circumference of the π
circle. Radius of the circle is 2. 3466...
Or correct diameter given (1. 173...)
Give your answer correct to the
nearest integer. π × "2. 35" × 2 oe
14. 765... allow 14. 74 − 14. 77

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