SOLUTION: The tires on Ms. Chou’s minivan are 17-inches in diameter. Her wheels rotate an average of 1200 times per minute while she is on the highway on her way to school. How fast is Ms. C

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Question 320689: The tires on Ms. Chou’s minivan are 17-inches in diameter. Her wheels rotate an average of 1200 times per minute while she is on the highway on her way to school. How fast is Ms. Chou driving in miles per hour?
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The tires on Ms. Chou’s minivan are 17-inches in diameter.
Her wheels rotate an average of 1200 times per minute while she is on the highway on her way to school.
How fast is Ms. Chou driving in miles per hour?
:
Let s = speed in mph
:
s = %28pi%2A17%2A1200%2A60%29%2F%285280%2A12%29
s = 60.69 mph