Question 389410: a ferris wheel has a diameter of 20 meters. how far does a person travel around the wheel in one rotation. Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! When you ride on a ferris wheel you are sitting on the circumference of the wheel.
When the wheel turns one revolution, you would travel a distance exactly equal to the length of the circumference, right?
So you need to find the circumference (C) of a wheel whose diameter (D) is 20 meters.
Recall: Substitute and approx. meters.
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