SOLUTION: A new tire has a tread of about .34 inch. After 5000 miles the tread is about .31 inch. If the legal minimum amount of tread for a tire is .06 inch, how many more miles will the ti

Question 279189: A new tire has a tread of about .34 inch. After 5000 miles the tread is about .31 inch. If the legal minimum amount of tread for a tire is .06 inch, how many more miles will the tires last?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.31-.06=.25
.25/.03=25/3 number of times .03 goes into .25 inch of tread
for every .03 inch of tread the tire should last about 5000 miles
5000*25/3=125000/3 more miles
I leave the final calculations for you.
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