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document.write( " The distance from Philadelphia to Sea Isle City is 100 mi. A car was driven this distance using tires with a radius of 14 in. How many revolutions of each tire occurred on the trip?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #25135 by Nate(3500)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Need to find circumference of the tire: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Now, convert miles to inches: \n" ); document.write( "(63360*100) = 6,336,000 \n" ); document.write( "6,336,000/circumference = rotations \n" ); document.write( "About 72,029 tire rotations \n" ); document.write( " |