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A running track is the ring formed by two concentric circles. It is 
feet wide. The circumference of the two circles differ by about
Solution
Call the radius of the outer circle 
and that of the inner circle 
. The width of the track is 
. The circumference of a circle is 
times the radius, so the difference in circumferences is 
feet. If we divide each side by , we get 
feet.
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