SOLUTION: The car trip from Dallas to Florida is 1,162 miles one-way. The tire on the car is 28 inches in diameter. How many revolutions did the tire make on the round trip from Dallas to Fl

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Question 1093697: The car trip from Dallas to Florida is 1,162 miles one-way. The tire on the car is 28 inches in diameter. How many revolutions did the tire make on the round trip from Dallas to Florida and back?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find circumference
+C+=+pi%2Ad+
+C+=+pi%2A28+
+C+=+87.965+ in
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The two-way distance is:
+2%2A1162+=+2324+ mi
Convert miles to inches
[ miles ] x [ ft / mile ] x [ in / ft ]
+2324%2A%28+5280%2F1+%29%2A%28+12%2F1+%29+=+147248640+ in
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Divide distance by circumference
+147248640+%2F+87.965+=+1673945.774+ revolutions
Check the math
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