The tires on the bus have 33inches diameter. How many rotations does a bus tire make to travel one mile?

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The tires on the bus have 33inches diameter. How many rotations does a bus tire make to travel one mile?

Circumference=Pi X Diameter

C=3.141592 X 33=103.672536/12=8.64 feet-circumference of the tire

1 Mile=5,280 feet, therefore,

5280/8.64=~611 rotations to travel 1 mile.

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Guest · Answer 1 · 2016-01-04T09:26:37

The tires on the bus have 33inches diameter. How many rotations does a bus tire make to travel one mile?

Circumference=Pi X Diameter

C=3.141592 X 33=103.672536/12=8.64 feet-circumference of the tire

1 Mile=5,280 feet, therefore,

5280/8.64=~611 rotations to travel 1 mile.

Melody · Answer 2 · 2016-01-04T11:30:44

Nice answer guest :)