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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Coach Rourke has a measuring wheel that records the distance the wheel is rolled along the ground. The circumference of the wheel is one yard. If the wheel is pushed half a mile, how many times will the wheel go around? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The circumference is 3 feet, so it makes one rev per 3 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2 mile = 2640 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "revs = 2640/3 = 880<BR>\n" );
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