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Bilal's fishing line was on a spool with a radius of 
4cm. Suddenly, a fish pulled on the line, and the spool spun 16 times before Bilal began to reel in the fish.
What is the distance the fish pulled the fishing line?
Round your answer to the nearest 
cm.

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Bilal's fishing line was on a spool with a radius of 4 cm 4 \mathrm{~cm} . Suddenly, a fish pulled on the line, and the spool spun 1616 times before Bilal began to reel in the fish.\newlineWhat is the distance the fish pulled the fishing line?\newlineRound your answer to the nearest cm \mathrm{cm} .\newline\square cm \mathrm{cm}

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Q. Bilal's fishing line was on a spool with a radius of 4 cm 4 \mathrm{~cm} . Suddenly, a fish pulled on the line, and the spool spun 1616 times before Bilal began to reel in the fish.\newlineWhat is the distance the fish pulled the fishing line?\newlineRound your answer to the nearest cm \mathrm{cm} .\newline\square cm \mathrm{cm}
  1. Calculate Circumference: Calculate the circumference of the spool using the formula C=2πrC = 2 \cdot \pi \cdot r, where rr is the radius.\newlineC=2π4cmC = 2 \cdot \pi \cdot 4 \, \text{cm}\newlineC=8πcmC = 8\pi \, \text{cm}
  2. Determine Total Distance: Determine the total distance the line was pulled by multiplying the circumference by the number of spins.\newlineTotal distance =C×number of spins= C \times \text{number of spins}\newlineTotal distance =8πcm×16= 8\pi \, \text{cm} \times 16\newlineTotal distance =128πcm= 128\pi \, \text{cm}
  3. Convert Total Distance: Convert the total distance into a rounded number since π\pi is approximately 3.143.14.\newlineTotal distance 128×3.14cm\approx 128 \times 3.14 \, \text{cm}\newlineTotal distance 401.92cm\approx 401.92 \, \text{cm}\newlineRound to the nearest cm.\newlineTotal distance 402cm\approx 402 \, \text{cm}

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