SOLUTION: An automobile tire has a diameter of 36in.How many revolutions will the wheel make as the automobile travels 5,280ft?

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Question 1105945: An automobile tire has a diameter of 36in.How many revolutions will the wheel make as the automobile travels 5,280ft?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
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Radius is 3%2F2 feet.
Circumference is 2%283%2F2%29pi=3pi feet.

Each wheel revolution moves through one circumference.

How many of 3pi are in 5280 ?

560