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The radius of a semicircle is 6.3 cm. What is its perimeter?
Explanation and memory cue
The perimeter of a semicircle is calculated by adding the diameter and the half circumference of the circle. The diameter is 2 × radius = 2 × 6.3 = 12.6 cm. The half circumference is π × radius ≈ 3.14 × 6.3 ≈ 19.79 cm. Adding these gives the perimeter ≈ 12.6 + 19.79 = 32.39 cm, which rounds to 32.4 cm. Therefore, option B is correct.