Problema Solution
A tire for a 10-speed bicycle has a diameter of 27 inches.Find the distance the bicycle will travel in 10 rotations of the tire?
Answer provided by our tutors
First we find the circumference of the tire:
circumference=2(pi)r=d(pi)=27(3.14)=84.78 inches
distance traveled:
circumference*(10)=847.8 inches