SOLUTION: The first Ferris wheel was built in 1893 in Chicago. Its diameter was 250 feet. The Ferris Wheel rotated 220 degrees. How many feet did the Ferris wheel rotate?
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Question 1178139: The first Ferris wheel was built in 1893 in Chicago. Its diameter was 250 feet. The Ferris Wheel rotated 220 degrees. How many feet did the Ferris wheel rotate?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The first Ferris wheel was built in 1893 in Chicago. Its diameter was 250 feet.
The wheel will rotate (220/360) of the perimeter of circle with radius 250 ft
= (220/360) *3.14 * 250
=479.7 ft
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