SOLUTION: How many revolutions will a car wheel of diameter 16 in. make as the car travels a distance of one mile? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
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Question 871180: How many revolutions will a car wheel of diameter 16 in. make as the car travels a distance of one mile? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find the circumference of the circle.
Pi * the diameter = 50.26548 in
How many inches in a mile?
5280 feet * 12" = 63360
Divide the number of inches in a mile by the circumference of the wheel.
63360 / 50.26548 = roughly 1260.5
(answer may be slightly different depending upon how many places you take Pi to.)
