SOLUTION: A bicycle with a 26 inch wheel ( diameter ) travels a distance of 800 ft. How many revolutions does the wheel make ( to the nearest revolution )

Question 950410: A bicycle with a 26 inch wheel ( diameter ) travels a distance of 800 ft. How many revolutions does the wheel make ( to the nearest revolution )
Found 2 solutions by macston, josmiceli:
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
800 ft(12 in/1 ft)=9600 inches
=circumference (Distance for 1 revolution)
81.68 inches=1 revolution
(9600 inches)(1 revolution/81.68 inches)=117.53 revolutions.
ANSWER: It takes the wheel 118 revolutions to travel 800 feet
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = circumference
Let = diameter

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in
( inches traveled ) / ( inches / rev ) = revs

The wheel makes 117 revolutions

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