SOLUTION: How much distance does a 29" wheel cover within one rotation of the wheel?

Question 657516: How much distance does a 29" wheel cover within one rotation of the wheel?
Answer by colliefan(242) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Calling it a 29" wheel means that the diameter is 29". The distance that a wheel travels with one rotation is the circumference of the circle that is the outside of the wheel.
For a circle, the circumference is:
or
Since you have the diameter:

C=91.11 inches
That is the distance the wheel travels.
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