SOLUTION: A spoke of a wheel makes 30 revolutions while the wheel is going 430 feet. Find the diameter of the wheel to the nearest whole number.

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Question 869151: A spoke of a wheel makes 30 revolutions while the wheel is going 430 feet. Find the diameter of the wheel to the nearest whole number.
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A spoke of a wheel makes 30 revolutions while the wheel is going 430 feet.
Find the diameter of the wheel to the nearest whole number.
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Divide 430 by 30 to find the circumference of the wheel
430/30 = 141%2F3 ft
Find the diameter by dividing the circumference by pi.
14.3333%2Fpi = 4.56 ~ 5 ft