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A bicycle wheel travels 36 pi in. For each revolution. What is the radius of the wheel? Enter your answer in the box

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Answer: 18 inches

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Step-by-step explanation:

A point on the wheel travels 36pi inches when the wheel rotates one full cycle. This is the circumference of the circle.

C = 36pi

The formula for the circumference of a circle is C = pi*d where d is the diameter

C = pi*d

pi*d = C

pi*d = 36pi ... replace C with 36pi

d = 36pi/pi .... divide both sides by pi

d = 36

The diameter of the circle is 36, so half that is 18, which is the radius.

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