Larger Than

Geometry Level 3

The area of circle A A is 576% larger than the area of circle B B . By what percent is the radius of circle A A larger than the radius of circle B ? B?

16 % 16 \% 24 % 24 \% 160 % 160 \% 240 % 240 \%

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1 solution

Chaitanya Rao
Apr 11, 2020

Circle A is 6.76 6.76 times the area of circle B, so its radius is 6.76 = 2.6 \sqrt{6.76} = 2.6 times the radius of circle B. Hence the radius of circle A is ( 2.6 1 ) × 100 % = 160 % (2.6-1)\times 100\% = \boxed{160\%} larger than the radius of circle B.

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