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?

73 rot

Answer 1

880

Explanation:

I got it right on my test.

Answer 2

880

Explanation:

First we have to convert 1 mile into inches.

1 mi * 5280 ft/mi * 12 in/ft = 63,360 inches

Each rotation covers 72 inches, so the number of rotations is:

63,360 in / (72 in / rotation) = 880 rotations