document.write( "Question 284377: Car Speedometer. The speedometer of Terry’s Honda CR-V is designed to be accurate with tires of radius 14in.
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document.write( " Find the number of rotations of a tire in 1 hour if the car is driven at 55mph.
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document.write( " Suppose that oversize tires of 16in. are placed on the car. If the car is now driven for 1 hour with the speedometer reading 55mph, how far has the car gone? If the speed limit is 55mph does Terry deserve a speeding ticket?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #206368 by brucewill(101)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I don't have an algebraic answer, but from an arithmetic perspective:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Break the first part down, by asking how many INCHES 55 miles is. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "=== \n" ); document.write( "Second part, is how many MILES in 248,914 2/7 rotations. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "=== \n" ); document.write( "How many MILES in 3.982 million inches? \n" ); document.write( "=== \n" ); document.write( "It is subjective as to if he deserves a speeding ticket; I would suggest not, would depend upon how hungry the jurisdiction was for revenue :). \n" ); document.write( " |