SOLUTION: after walking one mile she finds that she has covered 85 degrees of arc. What is the radius of the crater, to the nearest foot?

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Question 734049: after walking one mile she finds that she has covered 85 degrees of arc. What is the radius of the crater, to the nearest foot?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Fraction of the circle's circumference waled is 85/360. If 1 miles corresponds to 85/360, then q miles corresponds to 360/360.

85%2F360=1%2Fq, find q.