document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=631110>Question 631110</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a bicycle wheel rotates 300 times in a minute as long as the rider is pedaling. If the rider stops pedaling, the wheel starts to slow down. Each minute it will rotate only 2/3 as many times as in the preceding minute. how many times will the wheel rotate in the 4th minute after the rider's feet leaves the pedals? Round your answer to the nearest unit. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The 1st minute it rotates 300*(2/3) = 200 revs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 2nd it's 2/3 times that, etc<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 300*(2/3)^4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 4800/81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=~ 59 revs </SPAN>\n" );
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