The tires on your bicycle have a radius of 14 inches. How many rotations does each tire make when you travel 900 feet? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
+14903 The tires on your bicycle have a radius of 14 inches. How many rotations does each tire make when you travel 900 feet? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
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\(s=C\cdot n\\ C=2\pi r=2\pi \cdot 14\ in\\ C=87.964\ in \)
\(s=600\ ft\cdot \frac{12\ in}{ft}\\ s=7200\ in\)
\(n=\frac{s}{C}=\frac{7200\ in}{87.964\ in}\)
\(n\approx 82\)
Each tire makes 82 turns.
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