Question

sawyer is grounded and has to stay in his room all day. he made up a game where he throws balled-up paper called a \trashball\ into his trash can. the diameter of the top of the trash can is 12 in. sawyer wants the \trashball\ to have a diameter that is $\frac{1}{2}$ the diameter of the top of the trash can.
what should the diameter of sawyers \trashball\ be?
$d = \boldsymbol{\square}$ in.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify trash can diameter

Trash can diameter $d_{can} = 12$ in

Step2: Calculate trashball diameter

Trashball diameter $d = \frac{1}{2} \times d_{can}$
$d = \frac{1}{2} \times 12$ in

Answer:

$d = 6$ in.