The radius of a car wheel is 13 inches. How many revolutions per minute is the wheel making when the car is traveling at 40 mph?
Convert 40 mph to inces per minute.
40 x 5,280 feet x 12 inches / 60 minutes =42,240 inches per minute
Circumference =Radius x 2 x Pi
C = 13 x 2 x 3.141592
C=81.68 inches - circumference of the wheel.
42,240 / 81.68 =517.14 ~ 517 - revolutions per minute.
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