SOLUTION: The Tires on Mrs. T's car have a 24 inch diameter.
a. how far will the car go in one revolution of the tire?
b. Mrs. Duerkop has 51,409 miles on this set of tires. Use canceling
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Question 311713: The Tires on Mrs. T's car have a 24 inch diameter.
a. how far will the car go in one revolution of the tire?
b. Mrs. Duerkop has 51,409 miles on this set of tires. Use canceling of units to convert this into the number of revolutions the tires have made.
I understand how to do b. kind of. and I have tried to solve a. I think i has something to do with the circumference. but i get stuck after that.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The Tires on Mrs. T's car have a 24 inch diameter.
:
a. how far will the car go in one revolution of the tire?
The circumference, is the distance the tire goes in 1 revolution
C =
C = 75.39822369 inches
:
b. Mrs. Duerkop has 51,409 miles on this set of tires.
convert the miles to inches and divide by the circumference
= 43,200,941.36 revolutions
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