SOLUTION: Coach Rourke has a measuring wheel that records the distance the wheel is rolled along the ground. The circumference of the wheel is one yard. If the wheel is pushed half a mile, h

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Question 176818This question is from textbook Saxon Math Course 1
: Coach Rourke has a measuring wheel that records the distance the wheel is rolled along the ground. The circumference of the wheel is one yard. If the wheel is pushed half a mile, how many times will the wheel go around? This question is from textbook Saxon Math Course 1

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Coach Rourke has a measuring wheel that records the distance the wheel is rolled along the ground. The circumference of the wheel is one yard. If the wheel is pushed half a mile, how many times will the wheel go around?
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The circumference is 3 feet, so it makes one rev per 3 feet
1/2 mile = 2640 feet.
revs = 2640/3 = 880