SOLUTION: A motorcycle tire has a diameter of 30 inches. Jake pushes the motorcycle to where the tire makes 3 complete revolutions. What is the total distance the tire traveled? Write the f

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Question 1035987: A motorcycle tire has a diameter of 30 inches. Jake pushes the motorcycle to where the tire makes 3
complete revolutions. What is the total distance the tire traveled? Write the formula, and show your
work. Draw a picture if the visual will help you solve the problem
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, josmiceli:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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3 complete revolutions is 3 complete circumferences of the tire. Each circumference is pi*D, where D=30 inches. Therefore, three circumferences of the tire are 90*pi inches. (3*30*pi)
That is numerically 282.6 inches using 3.14 for pi.

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The bike travels 3 times the circumference of the wheel
Let +s+ = distance in inches that tire travels
Let +n+ = number of revolutions of wheel
Let +d+ = diameter of the wheel in inches
+pi%2Ad+ = the circumference of the wheel
+s+=+n%2Ad%2Api+
+s+=+3%2A30%2Api+
+s+=+90%2Api+