SOLUTION: The circumference of a rear wheel of a certain wagon is 3 feet longer than the circumference of the front wheel. The rear wheel makes 100 fewer revolutions than the front wheel in
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Question 348728: The circumference of a rear wheel of a certain wagon is 3 feet longer than the circumference of the front wheel. The rear wheel makes 100 fewer revolutions than the front wheel in travelling a distance of 6000 feet, Find the circumference of each wheel.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = circumference of the front wheel
Then = circumference of the rear wheel
When the front wheel travels ft, it makes
revolutions
The rear wheel makes revolutions
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This says:
(revolutions of rear wheel) x(circumference of rear wheel) = distance traveled
Completing the square:
The front wheel is 12 ft in circumference
The rear wheel is 15 ft in circumference
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