SOLUTION: The first Ferris wheel was built in 1893 in Chicago. Its diameter was 250 feet. How many feel did the Ferris wheel rotate with one complete turn?

Question 1118996: The first Ferris wheel was built in 1893 in Chicago. Its diameter was 250 feet. How many feel did the Ferris wheel rotate with one complete turn?
Found 2 solutions by addingup, Alan3354:
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
With each complete turn the wheel rotated 250 x Pi. Use your calculator to multiply and get your answer.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A point on the periphery would rotate the length of the circumference.
C = pi*d
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