ACT Math · Probability and counting
A square dartboard has side length 10. A circle with radius 3 is inscribed somewhere on the board. If a dart lands at a random point on…
A square dartboard has side length 10. A circle with radius 3 is inscribed somewhere on the board. If a dart lands at a random point on the board, which value is closest to the probability it lands inside the circle?
Answer and explanation
Answer: G: 0.28
With a random dart, the probability equals the ratio of the favorable area to the total area. The circle has area , and the square has area . So the probability is , choice G. Choice F () is , leaving out . Choice H () is , the ratio of the radius to the side, which is a ratio of lengths and not of areas. Choice J () is , the fraction for a circle that fills the whole square.
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