SOLUTION: A carriage's rear wheel's circumference is 3 ft. longer than front wheel's circumference. Front wheel makes 100 more revolutions than rear wheel in moving 6000 ft. Determine each

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Question 1205394: A carriage's rear wheel's circumference is 3 ft. longer than front wheel's circumference. Front wheel makes 100 more revolutions than rear wheel in moving 6000 ft. Determine each wheel's circumference.
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39625)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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             CIRCUMF.       REV's in 6000 ft

REAR          c+3            6000/(c+3)

FRONT          c             6000/c

DIFFERENCE                    100


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continuing....
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------------MAYBE try factorizations according to for 180.

3*60, 4*45, 5*36, 6*30, 9*20, 10*18, 12*15
That last one may work.



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Small wheel 12 feet;
Large wheel 15 feet.
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