SOLUTION: A bicycle wheel has a diameter of 26 in. If the bicycle needs to travel 59 ft, how many revolutions of the wheel need to take place? Round to the nearest whole number.

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Question 554576: A bicycle wheel has a diameter of 26 in. If the bicycle needs to travel 59 ft, how many revolutions of the wheel need to take place? Round to the nearest whole number.
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A bicycle wheel has a diameter of 26 in.
If the bicycle needs to travel 59 ft, how many revolutions of the wheel need to take place?
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Change ft to inches, divide by the circumference
%2859%2A12%29%2F%28pi%2A26%29 = 8.667 ~ 9 revolutions