SOLUTION: A bicycle with a 26 inch wheel ( diameter ) travels a distance of 800 ft. How many revolutions does the wheel make ( to the nearest revolution )

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Question 950410: A bicycle with a 26 inch wheel ( diameter ) travels a distance of 800 ft. How many revolutions does the wheel make ( to the nearest revolution )
Found 2 solutions by macston, josmiceli:
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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800 ft(12 in/1 ft)=9600 inches
26+in%28pi%29=circumference (Distance for 1 revolution)
81.68 inches=1 revolution
(9600 inches)(1 revolution/81.68 inches)=117.53 revolutions.
ANSWER: It takes the wheel 118 revolutions to travel 800 feet

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +C+ = circumference
Let +d+ = diameter
+C+=+pi%2Ad+
+C+=+pi%2A26+
+C+=+3.14159%2A26+
+C+=+81.6814+
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+800%2A12+=+9600+ in
( inches traveled ) / ( inches / rev ) = revs
+9600+%2F+81.6814+=+117.53+
The wheel makes 117 revolutions