document.write( "Question 871180: How many revolutions will a car wheel of diameter 16 in. make as the car travels a distance of one mile? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #525364 by JulietG(1812)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find the circumference of the circle. \n" ); document.write( "Pi * the diameter = 50.26548 in \n" ); document.write( "How many inches in a mile? \n" ); document.write( "5280 feet * 12\" = 63360 \n" ); document.write( "Divide the number of inches in a mile by the circumference of the wheel. \n" ); document.write( "63360 / 50.26548 = roughly 1260.5 \n" ); document.write( "(answer may be slightly different depending upon how many places you take Pi to.) \n" ); document.write( " |