SOLUTION: How many complete turns will a car wheel with a diameter of 8 dm to cover 3 km?

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Question 997611: How many complete turns will a car wheel with a diameter of 8 dm to cover 3 km?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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How many complete turns will a car wheel with a diameter of 8 dm to cover 3 km?
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I assume dm is a decimeter, so the diameter will be .8 meter
3 km = 3000 meters
:
let t = no. of turns
t = 3000%2F%28%28pi%2A.8%29%29
t = 1193.66 which is 1193 complete turns