SOLUTION: A person riding a ferris wheel with a diameter of 212 feet travels once around the wheel in 4.2 minutes. What is the average speed of the rider in miles per hour?
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Question 710383: A person riding a ferris wheel with a diameter of 212 feet travels once around the wheel in 4.2 minutes. What is the average speed of the rider in miles per hour? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A person riding a ferris wheel with a diameter of 212 feet travels once around the wheel in 4.2 minutes. What is the average speed of the rider in miles per hour?
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Distance = pi*212 feet
Time = 4.2 minutes
r = D/T ft/min
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22 ft/min = 15 mi/hr
