SOLUTION: How many revolutions will a car wheel of diameter 24 in. make as the car travels a distance of one mile? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
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Question 566204: How many revolutions will a car wheel of diameter 24 in. make as the car travels a distance of one mile? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! How many revolutions will a car wheel of diameter 24 in. make as the car travels a distance of one mile?
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For each revolution the wheel makes, the car travels the circumference of the wheel=
2π*radius=π*diameter=24π in.
One mile=5280 ft*12 in/ft=12*5280 in
So, for one mile the wheel will make 12*5280/24π=2640/π≈840 revolutions
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