SOLUTION: Billy likes to go cycling. His bike has wheels of diamiter 75cm. He has a counter on his bike which counts the numer of revolutions the wheel make. One day the counter shows 110 re

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Question 1178830: Billy likes to go cycling. His bike has wheels of diamiter 75cm. He has a counter on his bike which counts the numer of revolutions the wheel make. One day the counter shows 110 revolutions. How far has billy cycled? Give your answer to the nearest metre.
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The distance is   = 3.14*0.75*110  meters.


Use your calculator, then round as requested.


The value of   is the circumference of the wheel, which is the same as the distance of one rotation/revolution.

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