Question

Shawn is coasting down a 500 \text{ cm}500 cm500, space, c, m long ramp on his inline skates. The wheels on his inline skates are 32\text{ cm}32 cm32, space, c, m in circumference. How many rotations does each wheel make while Shawn is coasting down the ramp? Round your answer to the nearest rotation.

Answer 1

Answer: 16 rotations

Explanation:

Given : Shawn is coasting down a 500 cm long ramp on his inline skates. The wheels on his inline skates are 32 cm in circumference.

Length of ramp = 500 cm

Circumference of wheels = 32 cm

Formula :

Number of rotations = Length of ramp divided by Circumference of wheels

= 500 cm ÷ 32 cm

= 15.625 ≈ 16 [approx]

Therefore, each wheel makes 16 rotations while Shawn is coasting down the ramp.