SOLUTION: I a tire has a radius of 13 inches and your car is traveling 35 mph, how many revolutions does your cars tire do in a minute?

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Question 944253: I a tire has a radius of 13 inches and your car is traveling 35 mph, how many revolutions does your cars tire do in a minute?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, lwsshak3:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Maybe easier to solve in separate steps.



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highlight_green%2836960%2A%28inches%2Fminute%29%29, the speed of the car.

One revolution of the tire is worth 2%2Api%2A13 or 26pi inches.

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Answer by lwsshak3(11628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a tire has a radius of 13 inches and your car is traveling 35 mph, how many revolutions does your cars tire do in a minute?
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35*5280*12/(2π13*60)rev/min
=452.49 rev/min