Question

Rick is taking a 1-mile ride on his bicycle. For each rotation of his tire, he travels 72 inches. How many rotations will his tire make during the 1-mile trip?

O 73 rotations
O 83 rotations
O 780 rotations
O 880 rotations
SHOW YOUR WORK!!!

Answer 1

880 rotations or D

Explanation:

72 inches = 72 / 12 = 6 feet

1 mile = 5280 feet

1 rotation covers 6 feet

x rotations covers 5280 feet

1/x = 6/5280 Cross multiply

6x = 5280 * 1 Divide by 6

x = 5280 /6

x = 880

D