document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=5754>Question 5754</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm having trouble solving circumference ratios. The question is....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A boy rides his bicycle around a circular track that has a diameter of 76 ft. If a wheel of the bicycle spins exactly 48 times when going once around the track, what is the diameter of the wheel? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write your answer in inches. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer key gives this formula to follow: n=D3.14/d3.14 =D/d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And here are the steps they made, but I don't know why they multiplied 76 by 12. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=76=76*12=912<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=912/48=19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=19inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #327414 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=cleomenius><B>cleomenius(959)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=cleomenius><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=cleomenius><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=327414\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First step I did was find the convert to inches the diameter of the track.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "76 * 12 = 912\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, find the length of the track.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.14 * 912 = 2865\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, divide the distance by the number of revolutions of the wheel.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "59.7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the distance traveled by one revolution of the wheel.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This distance = pi * the diameter of the wheel.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "59.7 / pi = 19 inches for the diameter of the wheel.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The reason they multiplied by 12 is to have the calculations of the equation put into  inches instead of feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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