SOLUTION: A motorcycle tire has a diameter of 30 inches. Jake pushes the motorcycle to where the tire makes 3
complete revolutions. What is the total distance the tire traveled? Write the f
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Question 1035987: A motorcycle tire has a diameter of 30 inches. Jake pushes the motorcycle to where the tire makes 3
complete revolutions. What is the total distance the tire traveled? Write the formula, and show your
work. Draw a picture if the visual will help you solve the problem
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, josmiceli:
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3 complete revolutions is 3 complete circumferences of the tire. Each circumference is pi*D, where D=30 inches. Therefore, three circumferences of the tire are 90*pi inches. (3*30*pi)
That is numerically 282.6 inches using 3.14 for pi.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The bike travels 3 times the circumference of the wheel
Let = distance in inches that tire travels
Let = number of revolutions of wheel
Let = diameter of the wheel in inches
= the circumference of the wheel
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