SOLUTION: The wheel of a certain car is 61.0 cm in diameter. Assuming that there was no slipping, how many turns did the wheel make in covering a distance of 2.3 km.?
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Question 80160: The wheel of a certain car is 61.0 cm in diameter. Assuming that there was no slipping, how many turns did the wheel make in covering a distance of 2.3 km.?
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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The wheel of a certain car is 61.0 cm in diameter. Assuming that there was no slipping, how many turns did the wheel make in covering a distance of 2.3 km.?
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Convert 61 cm to meters = .61 meters diameter
Convert 2.3 km to meters= 2300 meters
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Find the circumference in meters
C = .61*pi
C = 1.91637 meters
:
Distance = = 1200.2 turns
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